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Moseen Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

The same/same

Hello everyone!
In the sentence below, "same" is an adjective why does it have "the"? Can we use articles for adjectives?
Can we write it without "the"?

Every house in the street is the same.
Reference: Essential Grammar in Use by Raymond Murphy, Unit 80, section A.

  

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Can we write it without "the"? No. It's idiomatic to use 'the'.

  • Can we write it without "the"?
  • No.
  • It's idiomatic to use 'the'.
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Can we write it without "the"?

No. It's idiomatic to use 'the'.

4 :equal in size, shape, value, or importance —usually used with the or a demonstrative (such as that, those) in all senses

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/same

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