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Square Posted 12 years ago
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( the )Chief Judge of the Supreme People’s Court
The posts subjected to annual vote of confidence include the State President, the National Assembly Chairman and the Prime Minister, the Vice State President, Vice Chairpersons of the National Assembly, members of the NA Standing Committee, Cabinet members, the Chief Judge of the Supreme People’s Court, the director of the Supreme People’s Procuracy, and the Chief Auditor of the State Audit of Vietnam.
Source: "NA Standing Committee proposes annual vote of confidence", VGP NEWS.
Is it OK if I omit all articles in bold?
Articles is really confusing. Sometimes, I use it without knowing what it is supposed to mean.
What is the reason for using "the"s in red? I think it is because there is only one position. It is similar to the usage of "the" in the Earth, the Moon,...
Thank you.
Source: "NA Standing Committee proposes annual vote of confidence", VGP NEWS.
Is it OK if I omit all articles in bold?
Articles is really confusing. Sometimes, I use it without knowing what it is supposed to mean.
What is the reason for using "the"s in red? I think it is because there is only one position. It is similar to the usage of "the" in the Earth, the Moon,...
Thank you.
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Square Is it OK if I omit all articles in bold? Yes. Square What is the reason for using "the"s in red?
- Square Is it OK if I omit all articles in bold?
- Yes.
- Square What is the reason for using "the"s in red?
- I think it is because there is only one position.
- It is similar to the usage of "the" in the Earth, the Moon,...
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SquareIs it OK if I omit all articles in bold?Yes.
SquareWhat is the reason for using "the"s in red? I think it is because there is only one position. It is similar to the usage of "the" in the Earth, the Moon,...That sounds reasonable.
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I would put an article before annual in the first sentence. In this context the red articles make the names refer to the people who hold the posts. Without articles here, the names refer only to the posts themselves.
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Blue Jay In this context the red articles make the names refer to the people who hold the posts. Without articles here, the names refer only to the posts themselves.I tried to read that into it, but I don't see that at all.
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The passage gives a long list of posts, which muddies the waters, but if it were simplified it would read something like:
The following posts are up for reelection: Mayor, President, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
If you were talking about the people who hold those offices, you would always refer to the Mayor, the President, and the Chief Justice.
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The following posts are up for reelection: Mayor, President, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
If you were talking about the people who hold those offices, you would always refer to the Mayor, the President, and the Chief Justice.
I know in t
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