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Tommyensr Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

"The" without following Preposition Phrase

1. when i saw the tiger on the hill, i ran away.

Can i use "the" without proposition phrase "on the hill"?

2. when i saw the tiger, i ran away.

how difference between the two sentences?

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Is it the same tiger in the two sentences?

(y) very thank you
  

Top answer

"on the hill" is an adjunct -- it's giving extra information about the location of the tiger. Adjuncts are not obligatory, and therefore can be left out. Your second sentence is perfectly grammatical.

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  • "on the hill" is an adjunct -- it's giving extra information about the location of the tiger.
  • Adjuncts are not obligatory, and therefore can be left out.
  • Your second sentence is perfectly grammatical.
  • The difference is simply that you do not give the location of the tiger.
  • The tiger could be the same one, but it may be different.
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"on the hill" is an adjunct -- it's giving extra information about the location of the tiger. Adjuncts are not obligatory, and therefore can be left out. Your second sentence is perfectly grammatical.

The difference is simply that you do not give the location of the tiger.

The tiger could be the same one, but it may be different.
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- For adjunct, i understand it.

- For "the" tiger, it means the tiger that speaker and listener already know it.

- In case of tiger that the speaker has seen it at the first time or by chance, and when speaker and listener don't know it before "a" tiger should be used.

--> right?

(y) Very thank you.
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