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Johnson13 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
(the) entire German history
In English, generally we don't use THE for history:
eg an interesting period in Egyptian history
but when there is OF, we must use THE:
eg the worst disaster in the history of space travel
But how about: (the) entire German history?
There is no OF, but ENTIRE seems to refer to a definite thing, so I am not sure; could you help me?
Thanks
eg an interesting period in Egyptian history
but when there is OF, we must use THE:
eg the worst disaster in the history of space travel
But how about: (the) entire German history?
There is no OF, but ENTIRE seems to refer to a definite thing, so I am not sure; could you help me?
Thanks
Top answer
All of German history Throughout German history
- All of German history Throughout German history
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Johnson13So you think(the) entire German history is not idiomatic?I am always happy to read a phrase in context.
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Thanks.
Now children have to study the history of the Meiji Restoration, which is part of Japanese history; then can I say:
Do they have to learn the Japanese history?
(In this case, THE is used to refer to a particular stretch of the history of that country)
Now children have to study the history of the Meiji Restoration, which is part of Japanese history; then can I say:
Do they have to learn the Japanese history?
(In this case, THE is used to refer to a particular stretch of the history of that country)
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Johnson13 then can I say:Do they have to learn the Japanese history?(In this case, THE is used to refer to a particular stretch of the history of that country)But your sentence does not say anything about that stretch. No 'the'.
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Thanks.
But does it mean even if I have OF JAPANESE MEIJI RESTORATION in my mind and the listener can surely understand my underlying meaning, I still can't say
The Japanese history (OF THE MEIJI RESTORATION PERIOD), the bracketed thing being elliptical?
But does it mean even if I have OF JAPANESE MEIJI RESTORATION in my mind and the listener can surely understand my underlying meaning, I still can't say
The Japanese history (OF THE MEIJI RESTORATION PERIOD), the bracketed thing being elliptical?
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Johnson13 if I have OF JAPANESE MEIJI RESTORATION in my mind and the listener can surely understand my underlying meaning,It is not a matter of your mind; it is a matter of the actual context of the sentences. If you put it into a nice paragraph, then it will probably work.
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Thank you, MM.
Will this work?:
-The authorities has decided that Chinese history should be included in the curriculum, especially all the background information of the June 4th Incident. They think it is very important to learn this part of (the) history.
Should THE be used?
Will this work?:
-The authorities has decided that Chinese history should be included in the curriculum, especially all the background information of the June 4th Incident. They think it is very important to learn this part of (the) history.
Should THE be used?
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