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Lena876 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
The definite article
Hello!
I read some news on yahoo today and saw the title "Most dangerous roads in UK". I do not understand why sometimes people say the UK with the definite article and sometimes they do not use the. Would it be wrong if I said Most dangerous roads in the UK? Could you tell me please when I should say the UK and when I should say UK with no article.
Thank you!
Lena
I read some news on yahoo today and saw the title "Most dangerous roads in UK". I do not understand why sometimes people say the UK with the definite article and sometimes they do not use the. Would it be wrong if I said Most dangerous roads in the UK? Could you tell me please when I should say the UK and when I should say UK with no article.
Thank you!
Lena
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Lena876 Would it be wrong if I said Most dangerous roads in the UK? Could you tell me please when I should say the UK and when I should say UK with no article. - No, in fact, it is correct and the headline is incorrect.
- Lena876 Would it be wrong if I said Most dangerous roads in the UK?
- Could you tell me please when I should say the UK and when I should say UK with no article.
- - No, in fact, it is correct and the headline is incorrect.
- Headlines often appear like that to give more inpact.
- Keep using the.
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Lena876Would it be wrong if I said Most dangerous roads in the UK? Could you tell me please when I should say the UK and when I should say UK with no article.- No, in fact, it is correct and the headline is incorrect. Headlines often appear like that to give more inpact. Keep using the.
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