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Vincent Teo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
The old man and woman
Can I say,
The old man and woman / The old man and the old woman lived in a village.
The old man and woman / The old man and the old woman lived in a village.
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Yes. If they are married, you can say: The elderly couple lived in a village.
- Yes.
- If they are married, you can say: The elderly couple lived in a village.
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Yes.
If they are married, you can say:
The elderly couple lived in a village.
If they are married, you can say:
The elderly couple lived in a village.
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Hi Vincent;
When you say: the old man and woman, I assume tbat the adjectives "the old" modify the phrase man and woman. You need not repeat them for each noun. Sometimes adjectives are repeated, though if the items are not closely connected. The old man and the old horse were in the barn.
Repeating "the fresh" for each noun here would be totally tedious:
When you say: the old man and woman, I assume tbat the adjectives "the old" modify the phrase man and woman. You need not repeat them for each noun. Sometimes adjectives are repeated, though if the items are not closely connected. The old man and the old horse were in the barn.
Repeating "the fresh" for each noun here would be totally tedious:
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