Use of article "the"
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If the first "the" in the SENTENCE below is removed, would it still be grammatically correct? Is the use of that "the" optional? Why? Thank you.
SENTENCE: In commemoration of Emilio Aguinaldo's death anniversary, the Emilio Aguinaldo Museum located at San Bartolome, Kawit, Cavite held a lecture about the life and death of the hero.
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red olive 901 If the first "the" in the SENTENCE below is removed, would it still be grammatically correct? No. "museum" is a singular common noun, so it requires a determiner.
- red olive 901 If the first "the" in the SENTENCE below is removed, would it still be grammatically correct?
- No.
- "museum" is a singular common noun, so it requires a determiner.
- ) CJ
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red olive 901If the first "the" in the SENTENCE below is removed, would it still be grammatically correct?
No. "museum" is a singular common noun, so it requires a determiner. (The article "the" is the most likely one to be chosen.)
CJ
0For some reason, the names of museums usually take the definite article in English. This has nothing to do with the fact that museum is a common noun. There are countless similar examples without the:
Hyde Park, Heathrow Airport, London Bridge, Piccadilly Circus, Oxford Street
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