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New Hope Posted 11 years ago
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the large ones/large ones

Which is correct, the large ones or large ones, in the sentence below?
Planets as small as the Earth are more prevalent than (the) large ones in the Milky Way.
  

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Planets as small as the Earth are more prevalent than (the) large ones in the Milky Way. Omit "the". , any planets.

  • Planets as small as the Earth are more prevalent than (the) large ones in the Milky Way.
  • Omit "the".
  • , any planets.
  • CJ
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haroon rashid Which is correct, the large ones or large ones, in the sentence below?Planets as small as the Earth are more prevalent than (the) large ones in the Milky Way.
Omit "the". You're comparing "planets", not "the planets", i.e., not a specific group of small or large planets that you have previously selected, i.e., any planets.

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