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MadPotatoExpert Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Question about definite article the

is it correct to use the in this sentence? if it is wrong, under what circumstance it could be correct?
I am so inspired by the sadness that I feel I have found the joy.
  

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Hi, is it correct to use the in this sentence? if it is wrong, under what circumstance it could be correct? ” It's not wrong to say 'the', but it suggests that you are referring to some specific sadness and some specific joy that the listener is already aware of.

— Clive

  • Hi, is it correct to use the in this sentence?
  • if it is wrong, under what circumstance it could be correct?
  • ” It's not wrong to say 'the', but it suggests that you are referring to some specific sadness and some specific joy that the listener is already aware of.
  • If the listener is not aware of this, the conversation may continue in this manner.
  • eg Tom: I am so inspired by the sadness that I feel I have found the joy.
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Hi,

is it correct to use the in this sentence? if it is wrong, under what circumstance it could be correct?


I am so inspired by the sadness that I feel I have found the joy.”
It's not wrong to say 'the', but it suggests that you are referring to some specific sadness and some specific joy that the listener is already aware of. I
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"The" can be used before "sadness" in this context because you are referring to a specific emotion that you feel, in this case the emotion sadness.

"The" cannot not be used before "joy" because it cannot be specific as you have not felt it yet. "The" is called a definite article because it refers to a specific thing, not one of many possible things, in this ca
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