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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
(The) gifts
"It was my birthday. My family and friends brought me (the) gifts."
No gifts have been mentioned. I think zero article is correct.
But "the gifts" doesn't sound too wrong either. It's the gifts I expected them to bring, given it was my birthday.
What do you think?
Thank you
No gifts have been mentioned. I think zero article is correct.
But "the gifts" doesn't sound too wrong either. It's the gifts I expected them to bring, given it was my birthday.
What do you think?
Thank you
Top answer
If no gifts have been mentioned, and no gifts are being pointed to, or shown to the addressee, or anything like that, then you would use zero article.
- If no gifts have been mentioned, and no gifts are being pointed to, or shown to the addressee, or anything like that, then you would use zero article.
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If no gifts have been mentioned, and no gifts are being pointed to, or shown to the addressee, or anything like that, then you would use zero article.
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