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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Use of definite article before plural noun
Hi. Do you agree with what I said here with examples?
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He met people who came to the meeting yesterday. - I think this means he met some people who came to the meeting yesterday but not all who came to the meeting that day. I think the sentence doesn't say he met all the people who came to the meeting.
He met the people who came to the meeting yesterday. - I think this means that he met all the people who came to the meeting yesterday.
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He met people who came to the meeting yesterday. - I think this means he met some people who came to the meeting yesterday but not all who came to the meeting that day. I think the sentence doesn't say he met all the people who came to the meeting.
He met the people who came to the meeting yesterday. - I think this means that he met all the people who came to the meeting yesterday.
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Hi. Thank you. How do you see the difference here?
The enemies were (the?) people who had been moved to the northern area when the battle began.
The enemies were (the?) people who had been moved to the northern area when the battle began.
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Hi,
How do you see the difference here?
The enemies were people who had been moved to the northern area when the battle began. Not necessarily all such people.
The enemies were the people who had been moved to the northern area when the battle began. All of them. Sounds like the writer probably thinks the reader already knows something about these people
How do you see the difference here?
The enemies were people who had been moved to the northern area when the battle began. Not necessarily all such people.
The enemies were the people who had been moved to the northern area when the battle began. All of them. Sounds like the writer probably thinks the reader already knows something about these people
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Hi. Thank you, again.
Does your comment (response) indicate that the sentence could be seen as referencing all the people, that is all the people who had been moved to the northern area when the battle began? I don't think my sentence in my first post could be seen as referencing all the people who came to the meeting. My sentence in my first post was "He met people who came to the meeti
Does your comment (response) indicate that the sentence could be seen as referencing all the people, that is all the people who had been moved to the northern area when the battle began? I don't think my sentence in my first post could be seen as referencing all the people who came to the meeting. My sentence in my first post was "He met people who came to the meeti
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Hi again,
Does your comment (response) indicate that the sentence could be seen as referencing all the people, that is all the people who had been moved to the northern area when the battle began? I don't think my sentence in my first post could be seen as referencing all the people who came to the meeting. In your first post, you said 'I think the sentence doesn't
Does your comment (response) indicate that the sentence could be seen as referencing all the people, that is all the people who had been moved to the northern area when the battle began? I don't think my sentence in my first post could be seen as referencing all the people who came to the meeting. In your first post, you said 'I think the sentence doesn't
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