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Supercat Posted 5 years ago
Grammar
The/Specific or General
The simple diode is used as a low-power rectifier.
When this is a stand-alone sentence, do you read "the simple diode" as
1. A (simple) diode known to the speakers. Any specific one to them.
2. Simple diodes in general.
Are 1 and 2 both possible? Do you think the sentence should have more information prior to it?
Top answer
Supercat 2. Simple diodes in general. That is the intended meaning.
- Supercat 2.
- Simple diodes in general.
- That is the intended meaning.
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Supercat2. Simple diodes in general.
That is the intended meaning.
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