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Kunsan Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
This avoided (the?) research becoming arbitrary.
Hello
According to dictionaries, "research" is uncountable. As such, the following sentence seems wrong to me.
This avoided the research becoming arbitrary.
Although the research spoken of refers to a specific research project, shouldn't we delete the definite article "the"?
Your opinion is much appreciated.
Kunsan
According to dictionaries, "research" is uncountable. As such, the following sentence seems wrong to me.
This avoided the research becoming arbitrary.
Although the research spoken of refers to a specific research project, shouldn't we delete the definite article "the"?
Your opinion is much appreciated.
Kunsan
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" This would mean that any research has become arbitrary. Surely, this isn't the message you want to convey?
- " This would mean that any research has become arbitrary.
- Surely, this isn't the message you want to convey?
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In your sentence, if you delete the article "the", the sentence would read as, "This avoided reserach becoming arbitrary." This would mean that any research has become arbitrary. Surely, this isn't the message you want to convey?
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Thanks for throwing your light on this. I gather that "the" has to be kept.
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