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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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It is hard for me to judge when I should put a "the" in front of a noun...
How do you think about the following?
We must not give a false analogy between technology and the thinking ability of humans.
Without the directing and thinking from humans, computers are cold, dead machines.
Should I put a the?
How do you think about the following?
We must not give a false analogy between technology and the thinking ability of humans.
Without the directing and thinking from humans, computers are cold, dead machines.
Should I put a the?
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Without the directing and thinking from humans, computers are cold, dead machines. I would include the in the first sentence, but not in the second.
- Without the directing and thinking from humans, computers are cold, dead machines.
- I would include the in the first sentence, but not in the second.
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AnonymousWe must not give a false analogy between technology and the thinking ability of humans.Without the directing and thinking from humans, computers are cold, dead machines.I would include the in the first sentence, but not in the second.
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Intuition from a native. 
In the first sentence, ability is a countable noun, which requires an article such
In the first sentence, ability is a countable noun, which requires an article such
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Nouns with an of-PP complement generally take the definite article, I think.
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