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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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(The) ten dollars
Dear Teachers,
"This will be ten dollars, sir."
"Okay," John said and handed over ten dollars.
"Okay," John said and handed over THE ten dollars.
Is either one okay (is it stylistic)? Or is only one of them correct?
I think both are correct. Only the article makes it more concrete=the ten dollars he was asked for.
"This will be ten dollars, sir."
"Okay," John said and handed over ten dollars.
"Okay," John said and handed over THE ten dollars.
Is either one okay (is it stylistic)? Or is only one of them correct?
I think both are correct. Only the article makes it more concrete=the ten dollars he was asked for.
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Anonymous I think both are correct. Only the article makes it more concrete=the ten dollars he was asked for. Correct.
- Anonymous I think both are correct.
- Only the article makes it more concrete=the ten dollars he was asked for.
- Correct.
- Personally, I would not use "the", but both are correct.
- CJ
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AnonymousI think both are correct. Only the article makes it more concrete=the ten dollars he was asked for.Correct. Personally, I would not use "the", but both are correct.
CJ
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