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Mr. Tom Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Sorry I couldn't reply to you sooner as I was very busy attending...

Hi

Is this sentence natural? If no, please edit it.

Sorry I couldn't reply to you sooner as I was very busy attending the court hearings.

Can "the" be dropped?

Thanks,

Tom
  

Top answer

Sorry I couldn't reply sooner. I was very busy attending (the) court hearings. 'The' if the listener/reader knows about the hearings.

— Mister Micawber

  • Sorry I couldn't reply sooner.
  • I was very busy attending (the) court hearings.
  • 'The' if the listener/reader knows about the hearings.
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Sorry I couldn't reply sooner. I was very busy attending (the) court hearings. 'The' if the listener/reader knows about the hearings.
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I think, "Sorry I could not reply you sooner as I was very busy attending the court hearings" sounds perfectly good to me.

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