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JKBelieve Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
the presence of 'the'
Consider these two sentences...
"The GDP equals the sum of value added from all sectors."> Shouldn't there be a 'the' in front of 'value'? If not, why?
=> Shouldn't there be a 'the' in front of 'society'? If not, why?
I have come to realize that sometimes the English language omits articles such as 'the' and 'a' in front of its nouns. Why is that? Is that grammatially acceptable or is it
just slang?
"The GDP equals the sum of value added from all sectors."
> Shouldn't there be a 'the' in front of 'value'? If not, why?
"what happened to the donations he declared he would make to society?"
=> Shouldn't there be a 'the' in front of 'society'? If not, why?I have come to realize that sometimes the English language omits articles such as 'the' and 'a' in front of its nouns. Why is that? Is that grammatially acceptable or is it
just slang?
Top answer
'society' vs 'the society' In this case the writer is talking about society in general, he/she is not writing about a specific society. 'value' vs 'the value' This case is a bit more tricky and depends a little on the context, but it seems like he/she is writing about value in general. 'The sum' is specific.
- 'society' vs 'the society' In this case the writer is talking about society in general, he/she is not writing about a specific society.
- 'value' vs 'the value' This case is a bit more tricky and depends a little on the context, but it seems like he/she is writing about value in general.
- 'The sum' is specific.
- 'Value' is any or all value from all sectors, so it is in general.
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'society' vs 'the society'
In this case the writer is talking about society in general, he/she is not writing about a specific society.
'value' vs 'the value'
This case is a bit more tricky and depends a little on the context, but it seems like he/she is writing about value in general. 'The sum' is specific. 'Value' is any or all value from all sectors, s
In this case the writer is talking about society in general, he/she is not writing about a specific society.
'value' vs 'the value'
This case is a bit more tricky and depends a little on the context, but it seems like he/she is writing about value in general. 'The sum' is specific. 'Value' is any or all value from all sectors, s
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