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New Hope Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

The poor little Alice

When showing sympathy for somebody in a story, can we write "the" followed by an adjective before the name of a person?
For example, "The poor little Alice broke into tears." Please comment.
  

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haroon rashid When showing sympathy for somebody in a story, can we write "the" followed by an adjective before the name of a person? No, that is not a good idea.

  • haroon rashid When showing sympathy for somebody in a story, can we write "the" followed by an adjective before the name of a person?
  • No, that is not a good idea.
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haroon rashidWhen showing sympathy for somebody in a story, can we write "the" followed by an adjective before the name of a person?
No, that is not a good idea.

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