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김성현 Posted 9 years ago
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'the number of the elderly' or 'the number of elderly'

Dear teachers,


(1) "The unemployed" vs. "unemployed"

I was told that I should get rid of "the" following the phrase "the number of" as seen in the below:

  • The number of elderly above 60 will surge in 10 years. (O)
  • The number of unemployed is rising. (O)
  • The number of the unemployed is rising. (X)

Is this correct?


(2) "many (more) the unemployed" vs. "many (more) unemployed"

Could you also please let me know whether the following is correct?

  • There are more unemployed than last year. (O)
  • There are more the unemployed than last year. (X)
  • There are many unemployed in LA. (O)
  • There are many the unemployed in LA. (X)

Thank you in advance.


David Kim

  

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(1) "The unemployed" vs. "unemployed"I was told that I should get rid of "the" following the phrase "the number of" as seen in the below:The number of elderly above 60 will surge in 10 years. (O)The number of unemployed is rising.

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  • (1) "The unemployed" vs.
  • "unemployed"I was told that I should get rid of "the" following the phrase "the number of" as seen in the below:The number of elderly above 60 will surge in 10 years.
  • (O)The number of unemployed is rising.
  • (O)The number of the unemployed is rising.
  • (X)Is this correct?
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???(1) "The unemployed" vs. "unemployed"I was told that I should get rid of "the" following the phrase "the number of" as seen in the below:The number of elderly above 60 will surge in 10 years. (O)The number of unemployed is rising. (O)The number of the unemployed is rising. (X)Is this correct?
  • The number of elderly above 60 will surge in 10 years.
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