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Englishnewbie Posted 14 years ago
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purification of?
Hello,
The purification of this mixture can make it white.
Purification of this mixture can make it white.
Do you need "the" here?
Thank you.
The purification of this mixture can make it white.
Purification of this mixture can make it white.
Do you need "the" here?
Thank you.
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First, your sentence is logically flawed because "purification" is the process of making something clean, rather than white. Logic/semantics aside, "the" is only needed there if there's been a prior mention of "purification" earlier in the text (either explicit or implicit). Purification of this mixture can make it clean.
- First, your sentence is logically flawed because "purification" is the process of making something clean, rather than white.
- Logic/semantics aside, "the" is only needed there if there's been a prior mention of "purification" earlier in the text (either explicit or implicit).
- Purification of this mixture can make it clean.
- (it still doesn't make much sense to say this because "purification" already means "make something clean") It makes more sense to say something like Purification of this mixture is a complex/lengthy process.
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First, your sentence is logically flawed because "purification" is the process of making something clean, rather than white. Logic/semantics aside, "the" is only needed there if there's been a prior mention of "purification" earlier in the text (either explicit or implicit).
Purification of this mixture can make it clean. (it still doesn't make much sense to say this because "purification
Purification of this mixture can make it clean. (it still doesn't make much sense to say this because "purification
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