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Besides, the “obesity crisis” isn’t the schools’ fault, and there isn’t much they can do to fix it, either.
I don't understand why the sentence needs "the" before scools' fault when here schools seem to mean schools in general. Shouldn't it be like just "schools' fault"
I would appreciate it if you could clarify it
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I don't understand why the sentence needs "the" before scools' fault when here schools seem to mean schools in general. Shouldn't it be like just "schools' fault" There is not enough text to judge, really, but since your excerpt begins with 'Besides', I surmise that 'schools' have been previously mentioned.
- I don't understand why the sentence needs "the" before scools' fault when here schools seem to mean schools in general.
- Shouldn't it be like just "schools' fault" There is not enough text to judge, really, but since your excerpt begins with 'Besides', I surmise that 'schools' have been previously mentioned.
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deborahjeongBesides, the “obesity crisis” isn’t the schools’ fault, and there isn’t much they can do to fix it, either.I don't understand why the sentence needs "the" before scools' fault when here schools seem to mean schools in general. Shouldn't it be like just "schools' fault"
There is not enough text to judge, really, but since your excerpt begins with
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