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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
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sports day

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0On (b) and (c) I'd also make "school" possessive: "Jenny's school's etc."0-
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0So, you mean, 02br
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0Hi Vin, Yes, that's what I mean.02br
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00I note your optional article in example (a). If "Sports Day" is treated as a proper noun, as the capital letters suggest, you would not use an article. It would be like saying, "Last Friday was 01b00a02b00 Christmas."02br
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0You mean the sentence below is correct? 02br
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