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BW2/3 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
the definite article before more than
She saw that the more than 50 people crowd on the sidewalk were watching the fight.
Is this sentence OK?
Thank you
Is this sentence OK?
Thank you
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She saw a crowd of more than 50 people on the sidewalk watching the fight.
- She saw a crowd of more than 50 people on the sidewalk watching the fight.
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She saw a crowd of more than 50 people on the sidewalk watching the fight.
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Hi,
She saw that the more than 50 people crowd on the sidewalk were watching the fight.
Is this sentence OK? You can use 'the' in front of 'more than'. eg you can say 'the more than angry crowd. However, the phrase '50 people crowd' does not work, due to the two nouns together. Say something like
She saw that the more than 50 people crowd on the sidewalk were watching the fight.
Is this sentence OK? You can use 'the' in front of 'more than'. eg you can say 'the more than angry crowd. However, the phrase '50 people crowd' does not work, due to the two nouns together. Say something like
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She saw that the more than fifty person crowd on the sidewalk was watching the fight.
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