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Gori Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Use of "the"

0I have just started to wonder...02br
00In the following example, are the cases #1 and #2 both acceptable and correct?02br
00(Can I use either case?)02br
00What is the difference between these #1 and #2 cases?02br
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00(Example)02br
001. The apples which are rotten do not taste good.02br
002. Apples which are rotten do not taste good.0-
  

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0 01blockquote
01cite10Gori12cite10(Example)12br
101. The apples which are rotten do not taste good.12br
102. Apples which are rotten do not taste good.12br
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10In sentence1, you are specifying the apples.02br
00Sentence 2 is a general statement.0-
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0 Thank you for your help. 0-
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0 You may also want to use "that" instead of "which," since you are providing restrictive, not descriptive, information. 0-
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