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Starstuff Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

"Under conditions"

"Physicists have shown that the electromagnetic and weak forces lose their separate identities under conditions of very high temperature or energy and merge together into a single electroweak force."

How come there's is no "the" before "conditions"? Why isn't this the case "I like the teachers of my school"?

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Starstuff How come there's is no "the" before "conditions"? " and make sense. However, it sounds better, because 1+ condition exists (high temp and energy), and remembering the word the is more commonly used in reference to a singular thing, or a group (like the teachers at your school).

— Tattered

  • Starstuff How come there's is no "the" before "conditions"?
  • " and make sense.
  • However, it sounds better, because 1+ condition exists (high temp and energy), and remembering the word the is more commonly used in reference to a singular thing, or a group (like the teachers at your school).
  • etc Starstuff Why isn't this the case "I like the teachers of my school "?
  • " Of isn't really wrong, exactly, but at is much more commonly used in reference to people/living things in a place.
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Starstuff How come there's is no "the" before "conditions"?

Actually, this sentence could easily say, "....under the conditions of very high temperature or energy..." and make sense. However, it sounds better, because 1+ condition exists (high temp and energy), and remembering the word the is more commonly used in reference to a singula
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Yes tattered, you did a great job explaining, thanks!
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