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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Use of 'the'

0 I would appreciate if someone could point me to inconfutable grammar rules that explain the proper use of the article 'the'.02br
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00Consider the following sentences: 02br
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00'Announcing Windows 95.'02br
00'Announcing the Java SDK 3.0.'02br
00'Introducing the Pentium 4.'02br
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00They sound right, but I don't know why gramatically. 0-
  

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0). Whenever an adjective precedes a noun, 01i 00the02i 00 is appropriate. Whenever a noun appears by itself, 01i 00the 02i 00is not appropriate.

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  • Whenever an adjective precedes a noun, 01i 00the02i 00 is appropriate.
  • Whenever a noun appears by itself, 01i 00the 02i 00is not appropriate.
  • Your last example is slightly trickier.
  • You might think 01i 00Pentium 402i 00 is a noun, and you'd be correct.
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0 Here's a rule of thumb you can use:02br
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00 Announcing [noun].02br
00 Announcing the [adjective] [noun].02br
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00 In your second example, Java acts as an adjective to SDK 3.0 (software development kit 3.0). Whenever an adjective precedes a noun, 01i00the02i00 is appropriate. Whenever a noun appears by itself,
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0That's a good explanation. Simple yet very clear. [y]0-
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0<Whenever a noun appears by itself, the is not appropriate.>02br
00That's not entirely accurate – from a random google:02br
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001. Announcing the Death of Ronald Reagan...02br
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00MrP0-
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0That doesn't follow his rule of thumb. I don't see announcing the [noun] of [noun] on there. 050010id2
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0Okay...02br
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00How about:02br
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00"Announcing...the Millennium!"02br
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00MrP0-
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