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0 The article The is always giving me a lot of difficulty. Here is a sentence, 02 br
00 "Rewrite these sentences using the infinitives of purpose. (1) 02 br
00 Example: I want to go to Holland because I want to see the tulips. (2) 02 br
00 I want to go to Holland to see the tulips. (3) 02 br
00 1. I'm going to Moscow because I want to see the Kremlin. ...... " 02 br
00 My question is, Why the is used in (1), (2) and (3)? Before I use infinitives of purpose, I don't know what infinitives to use, "The" doesn't seem to be necessary. Maybe the infinitives are determined by the because clauses. I'd like to hear your opinions. thank you very much. 0-
00 "Rewrite these sentences using the infinitives of purpose. (1) 02 br
00 Example: I want to go to Holland because I want to see the tulips. (2) 02 br
00 I want to go to Holland to see the tulips. (3) 02 br
00 1. I'm going to Moscow because I want to see the Kremlin. ...... " 02 br
00 My question is, Why the is used in (1), (2) and (3)? Before I use infinitives of purpose, I don't know what infinitives to use, "The" doesn't seem to be necessary. Maybe the infinitives are determined by the because clauses. I'd like to hear your opinions. thank you very much. 0-
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0 Hello, Guest, 02 br 00 I'll try to answer your questions about "the". 02 br 00 You want to go to Holland because you want to see 01 b 00 the tulips Holland is famous for 02 b 02 br 00 There's 01 b 00 only one Kremlin 02 b 00 just like there's only one Statue of Liberty, or Eiffel Tower, so you want to see 01 b 00 the 02 b 00 Kremlin, not "a" Kremlin. 0-
- 0 Hello, Guest, 02 br 00 I'll try to answer your questions about "the".
- 02 br 00 You want to go to Holland because you want to see 01 b 00 the tulips Holland is famous for 02 b 02 br 00 There's 01 b 00 only one Kremlin 02 b 00 just like there's only one Statue of Liberty, or Eiffel Tower, so you want to see 01 b 00 the 02 b 00 Kremlin, not "a" Kremlin.
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0 Hello, Guest, 02 br
00 I'll try to answer your questions about "the". 02 br
00 You want to go to Holland because you want to see 01 b 00 the tulips Holland is famous for 02 b 02 br
00 There's 01 b 00 only one Kremlin 02 b 00 just like there's only one Statue of Liberty, or Eiffel Tower, so you want to see 01 b 00 the 02 b
00 I'll try to answer your questions about "the". 02 br
00 You want to go to Holland because you want to see 01 b 00 the tulips Holland is famous for 02 b 02 br
00 There's 01 b 00 only one Kremlin 02 b 00 just like there's only one Statue of Liberty, or Eiffel Tower, so you want to see 01 b 00 the 02 b
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0 Hi Guest 02 br
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00 In addition to what Pieanne wrote, here's my contribution to THE tulips or, if you like, simply to tulips: 02 br
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00 1) "I want to go to Holland because I want to see THE tulips" can mean 02 br
00 a) that you have seen them in Holland before or, 02 br
00 b) that someone told you about the tulips in Holland, m
02 br
00 In addition to what Pieanne wrote, here's my contribution to THE tulips or, if you like, simply to tulips: 02 br
02 br
00 1) "I want to go to Holland because I want to see THE tulips" can mean 02 br
00 a) that you have seen them in Holland before or, 02 br
00 b) that someone told you about the tulips in Holland, m
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