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Jigneshbharati Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

The iron need

The iron need and the administration schedule for Monofer must be individually established for each patient.

https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/5676/smpc

I know that the definite article is used when the reader or listener knows the specific reference to the noun.

Please explain the use of "the" before "the iron need" and "the administration..."

Does "the" refer to "iron" or "need"?

  

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Jigneshbharati Does "the" refer to "iron" or "need"? "the" is not a word that refers, so when you write "refer", you are using the wrong word. However, "the" goes with "need"; "the" is associated with "need".

  • Jigneshbharati Does "the" refer to "iron" or "need"?
  • "the" is not a word that refers, so when you write "refer", you are using the wrong word.
  • However, "the" goes with "need"; "the" is associated with "need".
  • Jigneshbharati explain the use of "the" before "the iron need" and "the administration...
  • "the" indicates that the writer is talking about something specific.
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JigneshbharatiDoes "the" refer to "iron" or "need"?

"the" is not a word that refers, so when you write "refer", you are using the wrong word.

However, "the" goes with "need"; "the" is associated with "need".

Jigneshbharatiexplain the use of "the" before "the iron need" and "the administration...

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