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Sitifan Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

The ? spring is coming.

To talk about the seasons in general, we can say spring or the spring, summer or the summer, etc. There is little difference.
Rome is lovely in (the) spring.
I like (the) winter best.
(Practical English Usage, Michael Swan)


1. Spring is coming.
2. The spring is coming.
#1 is correct. Is #2 also acceptable?
  

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Hi Sitifan I'd say 2 is acceptable, but in my opinion, 1 would be by far the more common choice.

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  • Hi Sitifan I'd say 2 is acceptable, but in my opinion, 1 would be by far the more common choice.
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Hi Sitifan

I'd say 2 is acceptable, but in my opinion, 1 would be by far the more common choice.
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Hi. Would you say the following sentences are correct? I think what I am trying to get some clues is when you have what I think are adjective clauses that seem to be restrictive following an uncountable noun like "money," whether the need to put the definite article "the" before the noun rests upon the context the sentence has. (I hope I have written correctly to reflect what I want to ask. Not s
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