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Jigneshbharati Posted 10 years ago
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The sentence

Phrases and clauses building blocks of the sentence


This is the title of the video about phrases and clauses. Why do we need "the" before sentence here?
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Are you talking about "The" in "The slightly deranged villain"? "villain" is a singular countable noun. It needs an article or other determiner.

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  • Are you talking about "The" in "The slightly deranged villain"?
  • "villain" is a singular countable noun.
  • It needs an article or other determiner.
  • The person writing this example sentence chose to use "the".
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Are you talking about "The" in "The slightly deranged villain"? "villain" is a singular countable noun. It needs an article or other determiner. The person writing this example sentence chose to use "the".
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No, I am asking about "the" used in the title itself-"phrases and clauses building blocks of the sentence"
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"the" before sentence, which is what you wrote, looks like a faulty attempt to say "the" at the start of the sentence. Though I should have realised anyway, what you actually meant was "the" before "sentence".

"phrases and clauses building blocks of the sentence" is not correct. It should be something like "Phrases and clauses — building blocks of the sentence".
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