Use of the article "the"
I was asked to write a memo by my supervisor in office and sentence no. 1 below is part of the memo. But after a while he returned it to me, and removed the article "the" before the word employers (see sentence no. 2). Any thoughts on why it is grammatically wrong to use "the" before the word employers. Thank you.
1. To settle the payment, the employers may either pay it in full on a one-time basis or through installment.
2. To settle the payment, employers may either pay it in full on a one-time basis or through installment.
Top answer
'the employers' focuses on a certain set of employers. 'employers' refers to any employers. Both are grammatical, but maybe your supervisor just liked the sound of the second one better.
- 'the employers' focuses on a certain set of employers.
- 'employers' refers to any employers.
- Both are grammatical, but maybe your supervisor just liked the sound of the second one better.
- He or she wanted a reference to any employers.
- CJ
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'the employers' focuses on a certain set of employers.
'employers' refers to any employers.
Both are grammatical, but maybe your supervisor just liked the sound of the second one better. He or she wanted a reference to any employers.
CJ
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