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Hanuman_2000 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

senetnce correction

Hello Sir,

1. The green pigment present in the leaves is called chorolophyll.

I want to know that the article "the" before "leaves" is correct.

Thanks.
  

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Hi, The green pigment present in the leaves is called chorolophyll. If you are making a general statment, which this sounds like, then you should omit 'the' before 'leaves'. Look at these leaves.

  • Hi, The green pigment present in the leaves is called chorolophyll.
  • If you are making a general statment, which this sounds like, then you should omit 'the' before 'leaves'.
  • Look at these leaves.
  • The green pigment present in the leaves is called chorolophyll.
  • Here, 'the' is good because you are talking about specific leaves.
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Hi,

The green pigment present in the leaves is called chorolophyll.

If you are making a general statment, which this sounds like, then you should omit 'the' before 'leaves'.

Look at these leaves. The green pigment present in the leaves is called chorolophyll. Here, 'the' is good because you are talking about spec
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Dear sirs,

It is perhaps «chlorophyll»?

Kind regards, Emotion: smile

Goldmund

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