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Rommel Posted 9 years ago
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Should I use or should I not use 'the' before 'submission' in the given sentences?

Should I use or should I not use 'the' before 'submission' in the given sentences?

Ella, Ellen, and Ellis do not know the deadlines for submission of school projects.
Ella, Ellen, and Ellis do not know the deadlines for the submission of school projects.

  

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Rommel Should I use or should I not use 'the' before 'submission' in the given sentences? Ella, Ellen, and Ellis do not know the deadlines for submission of school projects. Ella, Ellen, and Ellis do not know the deadlines for the submission of school projects.

  • Rommel Should I use or should I not use 'the' before 'submission' in the given sentences?
  • Ella, Ellen, and Ellis do not know the deadlines for submission of school projects.
  • Ella, Ellen, and Ellis do not know the deadlines for the submission of school projects.
  • The most typical patterns are 1) not to use 'the' or 'of' with the gerund ( for submitting school projects ) and 2) to use both 'the' and 'of' with the so-called 'deverbal noun' ( for the submission of school projects ).
  • That in mind, I would use 'the' in your example.
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Rommel

Should I use or should I not use 'the' before 'submission' in the given sentences?
Ella, Ellen, and Ellis do not know the deadlines for submission of school projects.
Ella, Ellen, and Ellis do not know the deadlines for the submission of school projects.

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