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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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Two simple sentences with "the"

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00I have two simple sentences with "the." Tell me whether they are necessary. I am leaning toward the position that they are not necessary. 02br
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00Write down the names of 01i00the different shops or buildings.02i02br
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00( Isn't it OK to say, "Write down the names of different shops or buildings."?) 02br
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00This is an overview of 01i00the many things02i00 that happen at this apartment complex.02br
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00(Is not it OK to say, "This is an overview of many things that happen at this apartment complex."?) 0-
  

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" Tell me whether they are necessary. I am leaning toward the position that they are not necessary. ) 12br 12br 12blockquote 11font 00My take.

— Philip

  • " Tell me whether they are necessary.
  • I am leaning toward the position that they are not necessary.
  • ) 12br 12br 12blockquote 11font 00My take.
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10Hi,12br
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10I have two simple sentences with "the." Tell me whether they are necessary. I am leaning toward the position that they are not necessary. 12br
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10Write down the names of 11i10the different shops or buildings.12i12br
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0Thank you.02br
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00I have laid out four different situations with the basically same sentence, how are they different?02br
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001. Write out 01i00the names02i00 of different shops. (OK, 01i00names02i00 here means the complete names of shops.)02br
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002. Write out 01i00n
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