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Mr. Tom Posted 4 years ago
Vocabulary

Use of 'the' with certain nouns

Hi

Would you say that the is optional with nouns like USA and police, etc.

  1. He told police that...(instead of the police)
  2. USA believed that if talks... (instead of the USA)

Thanks,

Tom

  

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Mr. (instead of the police) That sounds like journalese to me, headline style. I would never do that.

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  • Mr.
  • (instead of the police) That sounds like journalese to me, headline style.
  • I would never do that.
  • Mr.
  • Tom USA believed that if talks...
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Mr. TomHe told police that...(instead of the police)

That sounds like journalese to me, headline style. I would never do that.

Mr. TomUSA believed that if talks... (instead of the USA)

I would never do that, but it seems to be gaining acceptance as American exceptionalism is gradually being abandoned in certain cir

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Mr. TomHe told police that...(instead of the police)

Sounds unremarkable to me.

Mr. TomUSA believed that if talks... (instead of the USA)

Sounds wrong to me.

CJ

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Mr. TomUSA believed that if talks... (instead of the USA)

You need to include the there. It's used before the names of some countries and territories, when they are used in sentences. Other examples include the US Virgin Islands, the UK, the Isle of Man and the UAE.

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