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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Republicans / Democrats
"the" Republicans or Republicans?
I see writers often choose either one. why?
I see writers often choose either one. why?
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Writers also sometimes choose the cats or cats , choose the tables or tables , choose the men or men . As with any countable plural, without the you have an indefinite or generic reference; with the you have a definite reference. The noun Republicans is not different from any other in this respect.
- Writers also sometimes choose the cats or cats , choose the tables or tables , choose the men or men .
- As with any countable plural, without the you have an indefinite or generic reference; with the you have a definite reference.
- The noun Republicans is not different from any other in this respect.
- It might be better if you posted specific examples of complete sentences where Republicans is used with and without the .
- CJ
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Writers also sometimes choose the cats or cats, choose the tables or tables, choose the men or men.
As with any countable plural, without the you have an indefinite or generic reference; with the you have a definite reference. The noun Republicans is not different from any other in this respect.
It might be better i
As with any countable plural, without the you have an indefinite or generic reference; with the you have a definite reference. The noun Republicans is not different from any other in this respect.
It might be better i
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