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Guest Posted 23 years ago
Grammar
Using and losing 'the'
Could someone please explain the precise difference between:
People in my country always vote republican.
and
The people in my country always vote republican.
My grammar says that it's a matter of the point of view of the speaker, but doesn't give any further explanations.
People in my country always vote republican.
and
The people in my country always vote republican.
My grammar says that it's a matter of the point of view of the speaker, but doesn't give any further explanations.
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Whenever you use ' the ', it means that you try to specify the particular thing or person and has a sense of making comparison. " The people in my country always vote ( the ) Republican. " means ' other people in their country might not always vote their Republican ' So, I think using ' the ' is not necessary in this sentence, I go for the first without it.
- Whenever you use ' the ', it means that you try to specify the particular thing or person and has a sense of making comparison.
- " The people in my country always vote ( the ) Republican.
- " means ' other people in their country might not always vote their Republican ' So, I think using ' the ' is not necessary in this sentence, I go for the first without it.
- But ' the ' for Republican is necessary since it singles out ' this ' unique party among others.
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Whenever you use ' the ', it means that you try to specify the particular thing or person and has a sense of making comparison.
" The people in my country always vote ( the ) Republican. " means ' other people in their country might not always vote their Republican '
" The people in my country always vote ( the ) Republican. " means ' other people in their country might not always vote their Republican '
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