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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Three questions on article use
Hi. Please help.
1. I think the article before the underlined phrase in the no. 1 sentence is optional, but you will see more sentences without the article than the ones with it.
This group consists of (the) people of different nationalities who have immigrated to this country.
2. Could we put the definite article before the quoted content?
IMF is an abbreviation for (the) "International Monetary Fund."
3. Let's say the following question is to be answered while looking at a picture. Should it be a definite or indefinite article before the word "palace"?
Q: Where are they?
A: They are in the (a?) palace.
1. I think the article before the underlined phrase in the no. 1 sentence is optional, but you will see more sentences without the article than the ones with it.
This group consists of (the) people of different nationalities who have immigrated to this country.
2. Could we put the definite article before the quoted content?
IMF is an abbreviation for (the) "International Monetary Fund."
3. Let's say the following question is to be answered while looking at a picture. Should it be a definite or indefinite article before the word "palace"?
Q: Where are they?
A: They are in the (a?) palace.
Top answer
1. No article. Putting "the" in makes it ungrammatical.
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- No article.
- Putting "the" in makes it ungrammatical.
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1. No article. Putting "the" in makes it ungrammatical.
2. This is correct with or without the "the."
3. An article is required here, but which one would depend on the context. For example:
A: This is a video of our parents' trip to Buckingham Palace. Here they are standing in front of it. Here they are at the entrance.
B: Where are they now? I don't see th
2. This is correct with or without the "the."
3. An article is required here, but which one would depend on the context. For example:
A: This is a video of our parents' trip to Buckingham Palace. Here they are standing in front of it. Here they are at the entrance.
B: Where are they now? I don't see th
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Thank you very much. As for the example sentence below, would you say putting the definite article before the wordss "great men" makes the sentence to mean all the great men of the day?
He befriended the great men of his day.
If it does, does the definite article in front of the word "people" in one of the original sentences in the first post mean all the people of
He befriended the great men of his day.
If it does, does the definite article in front of the word "people" in one of the original sentences in the first post mean all the people of
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