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My Celine Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Susan had the good idea
I found this sentence in an exercise book. This sentence contains one to two errors. How do you correct it? What kind of error is it?
Susan had the good idea.
Susan had the good idea.
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Hello, My Celine, If you want to use the good idea, the idea must be defined: "S. had the good idea of locking the door". If the idea is not defined in the sentence, then you must use "a".
- Hello, My Celine, If you want to use the good idea, the idea must be defined: "S.
- had the good idea of locking the door".
- If the idea is not defined in the sentence, then you must use "a".
- " (which will be explained further in the text, but not in the sentence).
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Hello, My Celine,
If you want to use the good idea, the idea must be defined: "S. had the good idea of locking the door". If the idea is not defined in the sentence, then you must use "a". "Susan had a good idea." (which will be explained further in the text, but not in the sentence).
If you want to use the good idea, the idea must be defined: "S. had the good idea of locking the door". If the idea is not defined in the sentence, then you must use "a". "Susan had a good idea." (which will be explained further in the text, but not in the sentence).
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PieanneHi My Celine,
If the idea is not defined in the sentence, then you must use "a".
A point of complication (perhaps unnecessary to mention here, but one never knows): Most sentences are written as part of a larger context. The larger context-- even if it is only one more sentence --can add grammatical value where there otherwis
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