The extermination of [the] Jews during the Second World War is called The Holocaust.
Hello.
I understand that both of the sentences below are grammatically correct, but which of them would you use in this context (when kind of defining The Holocaust)?
1) The extermination of Jews during the Second World War is called The Holocaust.
2) The extermination of the Jews during the Second World War is called The Holocaust.
I incline to #2 because we don't mean 'all Jews' or 'some Jews' but a specific subset of them (although from this sentence itself it is not obvious which one, so I am not sure whether to use 'the' or not).
So maybe it comes down to whether it is common knowledge (and then use 'the')?
Top answer
Hi Yes, I would use 'the'. The reasons that you give are good. Possibly, too, the use of 'the' shows respect toward those who were killed Dave
- Hi Yes, I would use 'the'.
- The reasons that you give are good.
- Possibly, too, the use of 'the' shows respect toward those who were killed Dave
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Yes, I would use 'the'. The reasons that you give are good. Possibly, too, the use of 'the' shows respect toward those who were killed
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