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Vgv8 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
The vs. 0 article before "death penalty" vs. "capital pumishment"
The correct answers for article insertion from
17 - zero
24 - the
But what is the difference?
Why "the" before "death penalty"?
- 17 - I'm against ..... capital punishment.
- 24 - I don't believe in ...... death penalty for any crime
17 - zero
24 - the
But what is the difference?
Why "the" before "death penalty"?
Top answer
Yes you are correct, No article on capital punishment, but the death penalty needs one. The difference, there isn't really one to my knowledge, they both mean the same thing. Though we talk about capital punishment when discussing the forms of execution and the death penalty when talking about the sentence.
- Yes you are correct, No article on capital punishment, but the death penalty needs one.
- The difference, there isn't really one to my knowledge, they both mean the same thing.
- Though we talk about capital punishment when discussing the forms of execution and the death penalty when talking about the sentence.
- Articles - this is a educated guess as I don't really know but I would say that there are different forms of capital punishment (eg, hanging, lethal injection, electrocution, etc) so therefore the definite article can't be added.
- The death penalty is because the sentence.
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Yes you are correct, No article on capital punishment, but the death penalty needs one.
The difference, there isn't really one to my knowledge, they both mean the same thing. Though we talk about capital punishment when discussing the forms of execution and the death penalty when talking about the sentence.
Articles - this is a educated guess as I don't really know but I would
The difference, there isn't really one to my knowledge, they both mean the same thing. Though we talk about capital punishment when discussing the forms of execution and the death penalty when talking about the sentence.
Articles - this is a educated guess as I don't really know but I would
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Dave, thanks,
but why isn't indefinite article added then?
Is it possible that capital punishment might be a non-death punishment (if death punishment is prohibited)? i.e. synonym of maximum of possible punishments?
but why isn't indefinite article added then?
Is it possible that capital punishment might be a non-death punishment (if death punishment is prohibited)? i.e. synonym of maximum of possible punishments?
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It has to do with the nouns themselves (penalty vs punishment). The noun 'penalty' is always countable, while 'punishment' has both countable and non-countable usages.
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