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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Students or the students?
Hi. Please help. Let's say there are ten students in Mr. John Doe's class, and one day, three of them are in a room talking. Then someone who doesn't know they are students in Mr. John Doe's class walks in and asks another person nearby who they are. Should we put the definite article before the word "students"?
A: Excuse, who are they?
B: They are (the?) students in Mr. John Doe's class.
Also, should we put the definite article before "disciples" here? Let's say it is in a similar context as above.
A: Excuse, who are they?
B: They are (the?) disciples of Mr. John Doe.
A: Excuse, who are they?
B: They are (the?) students in Mr. John Doe's class.
Also, should we put the definite article before "disciples" here? Let's say it is in a similar context as above.
A: Excuse, who are they?
B: They are (the?) disciples of Mr. John Doe.
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Don't use "the" unless all ten are in the room talking. Students, disciples, doesn't matter.
- Don't use "the" unless all ten are in the room talking.
- Students, disciples, doesn't matter.
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Don't use "the" unless all ten are in the room talking. Students, disciples, doesn't matter.
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