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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
'The' before an adjective?
I read a sentence below.
'Municipalities
aerate drinking water that is drawn from underground aquifers in
order to remove dissolved gases such as the foul-smelling H2S and organosulfur
compounds, as well as volatile organic compounds, some of which
have a detectable odor.'
I wonder why a 'the' is inserted before the word 'foul-smelling'. Anyone have an idea?
'Municipalities
aerate drinking water that is drawn from underground aquifers in
order to remove dissolved gases such as the foul-smelling H2S and organosulfur
compounds, as well as volatile organic compounds, some of which
have a detectable odor.'
I wonder why a 'the' is inserted before the word 'foul-smelling'. Anyone have an idea?
Top answer
"the" is optional.
- "the" is optional.
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