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MariaRC Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
(The) music
Hi everyone,
Around midnight the couple upstairs started to play music. She fell asleep. When she woke up three hours later, she could still hear the music.
I think the "the" is correct, because it's already clear what music is being referred to (the one played by the couple upstairs).
Could the article be omitted? What if the couple started with Mozart but had switched to pop by the time she woke up? Could you then say "she could still hear music"? Or it doesn't matter - music is music in this case and the definite article should be used regardless?
(I asked this on another forum, but the single response I got - that "the" is correct - still left me unsure.
Thank you,
Maria
Around midnight the couple upstairs started to play music. She fell asleep. When she woke up three hours later, she could still hear the music.
I think the "the" is correct, because it's already clear what music is being referred to (the one played by the couple upstairs).
Could the article be omitted? What if the couple started with Mozart but had switched to pop by the time she woke up? Could you then say "she could still hear music"? Or it doesn't matter - music is music in this case and the definite article should be used regardless?
(I asked this on another forum, but the single response I got - that "the" is correct - still left me unsure.
Thank you,
Maria
Top answer
3104266/ did give a little more help.
- 3104266/ did give a little more help.
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The reply you received http://forum.wordreference.com/threads/the-music.3104266/ did give a little more help.
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Yes, sure, but the person said "I think" and I always note that with these things it is better to have at least two English speakers give an opinion, because there are many disagreements even among English speakers.
It's a simple question for English speakers, I am sure, so perhaps you could just kindly say "I agree with his opinion" or "I don't and ___ is correct".
It's a simple question for English speakers, I am sure, so perhaps you could just kindly say "I agree with his opinion" or "I don't and ___ is correct".
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