[The] Charges against him included extortion of large sums of money from illegal immigrants.
Hello, everyone.
1) Charges against him included extortion of large sums of money from illegal immigrants.
2) The charges against him included extortion of large sums of money from illegal immigrants.
Which of the above would you use as a first mention? In other words, are 'charges' specific enough to justify 'the' in this case?
Besides that, is this sentence grammatically correct?
Top answer
Yes, correct grammar. Let's assume the preceding sentence is eg Tom was arrested last year. I would say both #1 and #2 are acceptable, but #2 is more natural because being arrested implies that there are charges, so they have already been indirectly mentioned.
- Yes, correct grammar.
- Let's assume the preceding sentence is eg Tom was arrested last year.
- I would say both #1 and #2 are acceptable, but #2 is more natural because being arrested implies that there are charges, so they have already been indirectly mentioned.
- I hope you realize that both sentences suggest that there are also other charges in addition to extortion.
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Yes, correct grammar.
Let's assume the preceding sentence is eg Tom was arrested last year.
I would say both #1 and #2 are acceptable, but #2 is more natural because being arrested implies that there are charges, so they have already been indirectly mentioned.
I hope you realize that both sentences suggest that there are also other charges in addition to e
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