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Cat desk Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
Usage of "the"
Which of the following sentences is natural and should I use the before the two following sentences?
1- (The) employees in big companies are paid much more than (the) employees in small companies.
2- Nowadays, (the) ambitions of women are higher than (the) ambitions of men.
3- (The) bedrooms of men look messier than (the)bedrooms of women.
I know in the third sentence you'd say it's more natural to say "men's bedrooms look messier than women's". But my question is do I need to use the in all three sentences?
1- (The) employees in big companies are paid much more than (the) employees in small companies.
2- Nowadays, (the) ambitions of women are higher than (the) ambitions of men.
3- (The) bedrooms of men look messier than (the)bedrooms of women.
I know in the third sentence you'd say it's more natural to say "men's bedrooms look messier than women's". But my question is do I need to use the in all three sentences?
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In (1), "the" is optional (in both places). In (2) and (3), while it may not be grammatically impossible to omit the articles, to me it is natural to include all of them.
- In (1), "the" is optional (in both places).
- In (2) and (3), while it may not be grammatically impossible to omit the articles, to me it is natural to include all of them.
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In (1), "the" is optional (in both places). In (2) and (3), while it may not be grammatically impossible to omit the articles, to me it is natural to include all of them.
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