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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Questions on use of articles and on countability (singular or plural)
Hi. Which is correct?
1. He is Christ. or He is the Christ.
2. He is Messiah. or He is the Messiah.
3. We have our own personalities and individuality/individualities.
4. He is given special work/a special work to do.
5. John, fastest of the three/the fastest of the three, won the medal.
6. The choices were before him: blessing or curse/curses.
Also, please tell me the definite article before a certain law enforcement agency (I think it is a law enforcement agency) like the sheriff's office (Does it have to be "Sheriff's" and "Office" with capital letters?)?
the sheriff's (Sheriff's?) office (Office?)
1. He is Christ. or He is the Christ.
2. He is Messiah. or He is the Messiah.
3. We have our own personalities and individuality/individualities.
4. He is given special work/a special work to do.
5. John, fastest of the three/the fastest of the three, won the medal.
6. The choices were before him: blessing or curse/curses.
Also, please tell me the definite article before a certain law enforcement agency (I think it is a law enforcement agency) like the sheriff's office (Does it have to be "Sheriff's" and "Office" with capital letters?)?
the sheriff's (Sheriff's?) office (Office?)
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1. Sorry, but I cannot account for religious usage; I have seen both used, however. 2.
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- Sorry, but I cannot account for religious usage; I have seen both used, however.
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- He is the Messiah.
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1. Sorry, but I cannot account for religious usage; I have seen both used, however.
2. He is the Messiah.
3. We have our own personalities and individualities.
4. He is given special work/a special job to do.
5. John, fastest of the three/the fastest of the three, won the medal.-- Both OK.
6. The choices were before him: a
2. He is the Messiah.
3. We have our own personalities and individualities.
4. He is given special work/a special job to do.
5. John, fastest of the three/the fastest of the three, won the medal.-- Both OK.
6. The choices were before him: a
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Hi. Thank you. Could you help me further?
As for no. 3, could the word "individuality" be in plural like "individualities"-- as you corrected the sentence?
As for no. 6, would this sentence be correct? I added a couple of words to the sentence. To me, for what comes after the colon, I think the words "life", "death" and "blessing" are uncountable but the word "curse" is not, and
As for no. 3, could the word "individuality" be in plural like "individualities"-- as you corrected the sentence?
As for no. 6, would this sentence be correct? I added a couple of words to the sentence. To me, for what comes after the colon, I think the words "life", "death" and "blessing" are uncountable but the word "curse" is not, and
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As for no. 3, could the word "individuality" be in plural like "individualities"-- as you corrected the sentence?-- It is correct as I corrected it.
The choices were before him: life or death, blessing or curse. -- It sounds better now. 'Curse' is countable and offers a slight stylistic problem if we think about it...but I don't think the reader will notice.
The choices were before him: life or death, blessing or curse. -- It sounds better now. 'Curse' is countable and offers a slight stylistic problem if we think about it...but I don't think the reader will notice.
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