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Babujee Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Repetition of 'the'

The Bible, the most widely read book, is published........

The repitition of the looks odd in this sentences. Can we remove the first the?
  

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In the ancient Greek language the word ' bible ' was a common noun meaning 'papers'. So if you say ' bible ' without ' the ', it might sound to be something messy you can find on your desk. paco

— Paco2004

  • In the ancient Greek language the word ' bible ' was a common noun meaning 'papers'.
  • So if you say ' bible ' without ' the ', it might sound to be something messy you can find on your desk.
  • paco
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In the ancient Greek language the word 'bible' was a common noun meaning 'papers'. So if you say 'bible' without 'the', it might sound to be something messy you can find on your desk.

paco
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It may look odd, but it is correct. Both "the"s are required.

CJ
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