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New Hope Posted 12 years ago
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Please correct the sentences to make them look more readable. Please also correct the" use" and "not use" of "the" before "truth" in both sentences.

"Sir, sir my grandmother has told me to always tell the truth because truth defeats a lie," he said.
Dear children, truth is very powerful. You should always speak the truth
  

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sir! My grandmother told me to always tell the truth because truth defeats a lie," he said. Dear children, the truth is very powerful.

  • sir!
  • My grandmother told me to always tell the truth because truth defeats a lie," he said.
  • Dear children, the truth is very powerful.
  • You should always speak the truth.
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"Sir...sir! My grandmother told me to always tell the truth because truth defeats a lie," he said. Dear children, the truth is very powerful. You should always speak the truth.
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Please explain why you wrote "the truth is very powerful" not just "truth is very powerful" ?. Thanks in advance.
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haroon rashidPlease explain why you wrote "the truth is very powerful" not just "truth is very powerful" ?
Just because that is the way it is usually said: The truth shall set you free (John 8:32)

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