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Blue olive 129 Posted 8 years ago
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Which sentence is right?

Boys are sad.

Or

The boys are sad.

  

Top answer

They're both possible, but they mean different things. The first one says that boys, in general, are pathetic/pitiable. The second says that a specific group of boys are unhappy.

  • They're both possible, but they mean different things.
  • The first one says that boys, in general, are pathetic/pitiable.
  • The second says that a specific group of boys are unhappy.
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They're both possible, but they mean different things.

The first one says that boys, in general, are pathetic/pitiable.

The second says that a specific group of boys are unhappy.

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