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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Use of article before Strength
Hi,
I know strength is a noun. So in some sentences article is used and in some sentences, an article is not used before Strength. Example
I was impressed by his strength.
She's doing exercises to build up the strength in her legs.
I would appreciate if anybody can she some light on it?
Parry
I know strength is a noun. So in some sentences article is used and in some sentences, an article is not used before Strength. Example
I was impressed by his strength.
She's doing exercises to build up the strength in her legs.
I would appreciate if anybody can she some light on it?
Parry
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Compare: She's doing exercises to build up the strength in her legs. She's doing exercises to build up strength. She's doing exercises to build up her strength.
- Compare: She's doing exercises to build up the strength in her legs.
- She's doing exercises to build up strength.
- She's doing exercises to build up her strength.
- The article is used in the first sentence because we are talking about a specific kind of strength.
- In the second, we are talking about the quality of strength in general, so no article is needed.
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Compare:
She's doing exercises to build up the strength in her legs.
She's doing exercises to build up strength.
She's doing exercises to build up her strength.
The article is used in the first sentence because we are talking about a specific kind of strength. In the second, we are talking about the quality of strength in general, so no article is
She's doing exercises to build up the strength in her legs.
She's doing exercises to build up strength.
She's doing exercises to build up her strength.
The article is used in the first sentence because we are talking about a specific kind of strength. In the second, we are talking about the quality of strength in general, so no article is
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AnonymousI was impressed by his strength.When one of these possessives is used (his, my, her, their, ...), it takes the place of an article, so this example is fine. We don't use an article when one of these words is used.
CJ
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