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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Questions mainly on English articles

Hi. Do you think these are correct?

1. This verse is often mentioned at a Christian camp. -- thinking of "camp" individually, as an example, I think.

This verse is often mentioned at Christian camp. -- thinking "camp" generally, I think.

2. This seminar could be proven beneficial to those who haven't attended a school in the past. -- thinking of "school" individually, as an example, I think.

This seminar could be proven beneficial to those who haven't attended school in the past. -- thinking of "school" individually, as an example, I think.

3. Q: Where is John?

A: He is at (in??) school. -- I see not much difference between the two but I think the presposition "at" is used more in this context. On second thoughts, the version "He is in school" seems bad writing, if not incorrect. What do you think?

A: He is in the school. -- I think this might be correct if you wanted say he is phyisically in the school facility, regardless whether he is studying there or not.
  

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1. This verse is often mentioned at a Christian camp. -- In the right context you could say this but as a standalone sentence the article doesn't fit.

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  • This verse is often mentioned at a Christian camp.
  • -- In the right context you could say this but as a standalone sentence the article doesn't fit.
  • This verse is often mentioned at Christian camp .
  • -- O kay.
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1. This verse is often mentioned at a Christian camp. -- In the right context you could say this but as a standalone sentence the article doesn't fit.

This verse is often mentioned at Christian camp. -- Okay.


2. This seminar could
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Thank you.

You wrote/corrected (with your comment):

2. This seminar could prove beneficial to those who haven't attended a school in the past. -- In the right context you could say this but as a standalone sentence the article doesn't fit.


This seminar could prove beneficial to those who haven't attended school in the past. -- Okay
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OK, guys. I want to let you know that I have been attending these seminars for some time now. I have studied people coming into our seminars and have figured that some of them have post-secondary degrees like bachelor's or master's. I am pretty confident that our seminars can benefit those with tertiary-level degrees but I also am confident it can be said
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Hi. Thank youl.

You wrote (with your comments:

OK, guys. I want to let you know that I have been attending these seminars for some time now. I have studied people coming into our seminars and have figured that some of them have post-secondary degrees like bachelor's or master's. I am pretty confident that our seminars can benefit those with tertiary-level degrees but I also a

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