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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Put or not put definite article?
Hi. Please help. What is the difference? I am not sure but I think we can both, with or without the definite article, are correct and mean the same.
He won a lot of acclamation for reporting (the?) evidence that the virus is probably the cause of the disease.
It is to collect tax on (the?) fuel purchased out of the state.
He won a lot of acclamation for reporting (the?) evidence that the virus is probably the cause of the disease.
It is to collect tax on (the?) fuel purchased out of the state.
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Both evidence and fuel are non-count (mass) nouns. The use of the definite article (the) is optional. You can put them in, or not.
- Both evidence and fuel are non-count (mass) nouns.
- The use of the definite article (the) is optional.
- You can put them in, or not.
- In the first, I would tend to use the definite article, because it refers to some unique and specific set of facts that no one else had.
- He won a lot of acclamation for reporting the evidence that the virus is probably the cause of the disease.
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Both evidence and fuel are non-count (mass) nouns. The use of the definite article (the) is optional. You can put them in, or not.
In the first, I would tend to use the definite article, because it refers to some unique and specific set of facts that no one else had.
He won a lot of acclamation for reporting the evidence that the virus is probably the cause of the disease.
In the first, I would tend to use the definite article, because it refers to some unique and specific set of facts that no one else had.
He won a lot of acclamation for reporting the evidence that the virus is probably the cause of the disease.
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