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Komountain Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
"(the) police" and "by"
Question 1
A thing that is clear to one can be confusing to another. One example of this is "(the) police."
I have always used "the police," i.e. with "the." But when I read some articles in the
newspapers or magazines, I sometimes find "police" i.e. without "the." I don't think it's a typo.
Why are they sometimes bare? Without their uniforms on? I'm just joking. But your answers
should not be in this manner.
Question 2
Please take a look at this sentence.
"Their net profit rose 2% to $2.4 million this year."
I would put the preposition "by" before "2%." Is it omissible?
If the sentence is shortened to "Their net profit rose 2%," is the preposition required?
A thing that is clear to one can be confusing to another. One example of this is "(the) police."
I have always used "the police," i.e. with "the." But when I read some articles in the
newspapers or magazines, I sometimes find "police" i.e. without "the." I don't think it's a typo.
Why are they sometimes bare? Without their uniforms on? I'm just joking. But your answers
should not be in this manner.
Question 2
Please take a look at this sentence.
"Their net profit rose 2% to $2.4 million this year."
I would put the preposition "by" before "2%." Is it omissible?
If the sentence is shortened to "Their net profit rose 2%," is the preposition required?
Top answer
Both "police" and "the police" are correct and make sense. I suppose "the police" doesn't sound very professional from a journalistic perspective. In most cases I think that newspapers will remove unnecessary articles such as "the" for the sake of saving space.
- Both "police" and "the police" are correct and make sense.
- I suppose "the police" doesn't sound very professional from a journalistic perspective.
- In most cases I think that newspapers will remove unnecessary articles such as "the" for the sake of saving space.
- This is more evident in the titles or headlines.
- " I think what you are reading is a result of this style.
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Both "police" and "the police" are correct and make sense.
I suppose "the police" doesn't sound very professional from a journalistic perspective. In most cases I think that newspapers will remove unnecessary articles such as "the" for the sake of saving space. This is more evident in the titles or headlines. Here is an example:
"Police to question injured man in wife's deat
I suppose "the police" doesn't sound very professional from a journalistic perspective. In most cases I think that newspapers will remove unnecessary articles such as "the" for the sake of saving space. This is more evident in the titles or headlines. Here is an example:
"Police to question injured man in wife's deat
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Komountain san, could you allow me to throw my two cents worth about the second question?
English has peculiar adverbial phrases called "adverbial accusatives". The adverbial accusatives come from Old English where nouns in accusative case were often used as adverbs. And they are still used in some expressions especially when you want to express a quantity of time and distance adverbia
English has peculiar adverbial phrases called "adverbial accusatives". The adverbial accusatives come from Old English where nouns in accusative case were often used as adverbs. And they are still used in some expressions especially when you want to express a quantity of time and distance adverbia
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I'll quote an online article about the police matter.
You've Got To Be Carefully Taught
BY EVAN JENKINS
Practically everybody in journalism writes or broadcasts it this way: "Police said Mrs. Guerin..." and "Police say there is little doubt...." Practically nobody in the real world talks that way. It's a good bet none of us in journalism do, either, wh
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