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Jigneshbharati Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
The questions are complicated
Sometime the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.
~Dr. Seuss
I saw the above on Facebook.
I know that "questions" is a plural countable noun so needs either "the" or zero article.
How do I know when to use or omit them?
~Dr. Seuss
I saw the above on Facebook.
I know that "questions" is a plural countable noun so needs either "the" or zero article.
How do I know when to use or omit them?
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Sometime s the questions are complicated and the answers are simple. Generally speaking, we use "the" when the listener or reader already knows about the thing(s) we are referring to. This could be because we have already mentioned it/them.
- Sometime s the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.
- Generally speaking, we use "the" when the listener or reader already knows about the thing(s) we are referring to.
- This could be because we have already mentioned it/them.
- Or it could be because it is general knowledge that something exists or is expected to be in a certain place.
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Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.
Generally speaking, we use "the" when the listener or reader already knows about the thing(s) we are referring to. This could be because we have already mentioned it/them. Or it could be because it is general knowledge that something exists or is expected to be in a certa
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