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Believer Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
putting article for the sake of it
Hi,
I want to learn to put the definite article 'the' in front some names, business or otherwise.
I was at the Ocenaluftee Visitor Center at 5:50 a.m. -- See, I think you will agree the article was put in to make the name sound OK.
How about these made-up names? Do you think we have to put 'the' for the sake of making phrases look proper?
Join us for the 2002 Believers Annual Festival
Join us for the 2002 Believers Faith Jubilee
Join us for the 2002 Believers Steak-out
Join us at the Goodness Manufacturing Company
Join us at the Goodness Store
Join us at the Goodness Mart
Sorry for a seemingly long list.
I want to learn to put the definite article 'the' in front some names, business or otherwise.
I was at the Ocenaluftee Visitor Center at 5:50 a.m. -- See, I think you will agree the article was put in to make the name sound OK.
How about these made-up names? Do you think we have to put 'the' for the sake of making phrases look proper?
Join us for the 2002 Believers Annual Festival
Join us for the 2002 Believers Faith Jubilee
Join us for the 2002 Believers Steak-out
Join us at the Goodness Manufacturing Company
Join us at the Goodness Store
Join us at the Goodness Mart
Sorry for a seemingly long list.
Top answer
Yes, they are all good articles. In the first 3 cases, they are obviously necessary because '2002' defines which Festival/Jubilee/Steak-out is being held. The other 3 make it clear that there is only one (obvious) of each, so that the reader is not confused about the location.
- Yes, they are all good articles.
- In the first 3 cases, they are obviously necessary because '2002' defines which Festival/Jubilee/Steak-out is being held.
- The other 3 make it clear that there is only one (obvious) of each, so that the reader is not confused about the location.
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Yes, they are all good articles. In the first 3 cases, they are obviously necessary because '2002' defines which Festival/Jubilee/Steak-out is being held. The other 3 make it clear that there is only one (obvious) of each, so that the reader is not confused about the location.
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Thank you, Mr. M.
I think you might have seen this question coming but for the first three, are you saying that if I delete the year from all three, the definite article would not be necessary or placing it would be incorrect? Are they incorrect to you?
Join us for the Believers Annual Festival
Join us for the Believers Faith Jubilee
Join us for the Believer Ste
I think you might have seen this question coming but for the first three, are you saying that if I delete the year from all three, the definite article would not be necessary or placing it would be incorrect? Are they incorrect to you?
Join us for the Believers Annual Festival
Join us for the Believers Faith Jubilee
Join us for the Believer Ste
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Yes, of course the year is not critical; it just made the article more obviously necessary. The Festival/Jubilee/Steak-out are still specific ones, so need the article. Even a general festival is going to be a countable noun, isn't it?-- and will require a, an or the. I don't see any of your the's as placed merely for cosmetic value. Where does that happen otherwise in English?
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