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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

TV ads

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00 I've got a question concering the articles.02br
00 In a sentence: "The campaign team of the governor haven't paid for TV ads yet." It is a first mention of the advertisements, so this sentence doesn't require the definite article, am I righ in thinking so?0-
  

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02i 02br 02br 00 I take01i 00 team02i 00 as a unit, thus singular. 0-

— Marius Hancu

  • 02i 02br 02br 00 I take01i 00 team02i 00 as a unit, thus singular.
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0 Yes:02br
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01i00 Governor's campaign team 01b00hasn02b00't paid for TV ads yet.02i02br
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00 I take01i00 team02i00 as a unit, thus singular. 0-
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0 Thank you a lot.0-
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0 Thanks for your answer. Should I put "the" in the next sentence where it says: "The team will pay for TV ads in the near future."02br
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00 Have a nice day!0-
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0 Yes, you need both those 'the's'. 0-
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0 Hi Nona,02br
00do you mean that I should keep "the" in these two sentences? Could you explain why? Articles are a great problem for me 05000 .010id10
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0The team will pay for TV ads in the near future02br
02br
00We are talking about a specific team so 'the' team.02br
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00'in the near future'. We are talking about a specific time; in the past, in the future, in the present, in the recent past, in the near future.0-
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