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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Use of article
Is the article required, wrong or optional in these sentences.
The car comes with (a) warranty.
Do you want (a) warranty for your car.
The car comes with (a) warranty.
Do you want (a) warranty for your car.
Top answer
Required.
- Required.
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Blue Jay Required.Thanks a lot. What about here:
You deserve (the) respect.
They deserve (the) respect for their patience.
Sounds like it's wrong or optional with it. Am I right?
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Generally you wouldn't need it, but in some situations you could include it.
A) I'm getting all this respect and I don't deserve it.
B) Yes you do. You deserve the respect (you are getting).
A) I'm getting all this respect and I don't deserve it.
B) Yes you do. You deserve the respect (you are getting).
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Blue JayGenerally you wouldn't need it, but in some situations you could include it.A) I'm getting all this respect and I don't deserve it. B) Yes you do. You deserve the respect (you are getting).I see. So in my examples they are optional. Right?
However, in your example, in B), I think it is required. Am I correct?
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If you use it in reference to specific respect, as in my example where "you are getting" is stated or implied, or in a sentence such as, "You have earned the respect of your team", you would need it. If you are using it to refer to respect in general, such as, "They should respect you. You deserve respect", you would not use it.
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