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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Questions about possesive pronoun and article usage.

Possessive pronoun question.

My mom and my brother went to the market.

My mom and brother went to the market.

Which one is correct?

I went to the market and airport.

I went to the market and the airport.

Which one is correct?

I bought a pencil and a pen.
I bought a pencil and pen.

If I have two or more objects then can I omit the article or do i have to add an article to each words?
  

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All are fine. In this sort of structure, you can usually omit the repeated determiner. However, the omission does make the two items look more like a set.

  • All are fine.
  • In this sort of structure, you can usually omit the repeated determiner.
  • However, the omission does make the two items look more like a set.
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All are fine. In this sort of structure, you can usually omit the repeated determiner. However, the omission does make the two items look more like a set.

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