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Northwind Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

The traffic rules of my country prohibit crossing a street while its light is red.

Which is correct?
If they are incorrect, what do you say?

#1 The traffic rules of my country prohibit crossing a street while its light is red.
#2 The traffic rules of my country prohibit crossing a street while the light is red.
#3 The traffic rules of my country prohibit crossing the street while its light is red.
#4 The traffic rules of my country prohibit crossing the street while the light is red.
  

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Hi, Which is correct? If they are incorrect, what do you say? #1 The traffic rules of my country prohibit crossing a street while its light is red.

  • Hi, Which is correct?
  • If they are incorrect, what do you say?
  • #1 The traffic rules of my country prohibit crossing a street while its light is red.
  • #2 The traffic rules of my country prohibit crossing a street while the light is red.
  • #3 The traffic rules of my country prohibit crossing the street while its light is red.
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Hi,
Which is correct?
If they are incorrect, what do you say?

#1 The traffic rules of my country prohibit crossing a street while its light is red.
#2 The traffic rules of my country prohibit crossing a street while the light is red.
#3 The traffic rules of my country prohibit crossing the street while its light is red.
#4 The traffic rules of my country prohibit cro
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Hi, Clive.

How clear!
Thanks!
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The traffic laws of my country prohibit crossing a street against the light.
"against the light" is an idiom for "when the light is red".
CJ
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Wow!
My sentences are evoluting!
Thanks!

What's the differnce in meaning or feeling between #5 and #6?

#5 The traffic laws of my country prohibit crossing a street against the light.
#6 The traffic laws of my country prohibit crossing the street against the light.
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northwindMy sentences are evoluting evolving! ... What's the difference ...?
a street sounds a bit more general to my ear than the street. It connotes any street.
On the other hand, if it were a specific street, I would tend to use the street:
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Hi,
Instead of The traffic rules of my country prohibit . . . ,
it is much more natural to say
It's against the law in my country to. . .
or It's illegal in my country to . . .

Clive
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Wow!
My sentences evolved again!
Thanks!

#7 It's illegal in my country to cross a street against the light.
#8 It's illegal in my country to cross the street against the light.

I well understand "A friend of mine was fined $95 dollars for crossing the street against the light. Here only one specific street would have been crossed, so I'd probably say the. Yet, a stree
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Hi,

#7 It's illegal in my country to cross a street against the light.
#8 It's illegal in my country to cross the street against the light.

I well understand "A friend of mine was fined $95 dollars for crossing the street against the light. Here only one specific street would have been crossed, so I'd probably say the. Yet, a street would also work! " I have no quetion about
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Not really. 'The street' is an expression commonly used to mean 'any street'.

Wooow!!
Shock!!
Unbelievable!!

But I know I have to believe it.

What's the difference between #9 and #10?

#9 a street (I think a street always means any street.)
#10 the street that means any street, not the specific
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Hi,
What's the difference between #9 and #10?

#9 a street (I think a street always means any street.) Not always. See below.
#10 the street that means any street, not
the specific street

So I think both means any street, in a simple or short expression.

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