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Victor_amelkin Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Using the definite article in "Lying in ? bath ..."
Hello,
Could you please suggest whether it's necessary to use the definite article in the following sentence:
"Lying in bath after working hard all day is when I feel most relaxed."
In my opinion the person could refer here to both – a particular bath (the) and bath as a concept (zero-article), while the book suggests using "the".
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Victor
Could you please suggest whether it's necessary to use the definite article in the following sentence:
"Lying in bath after working hard all day is when I feel most relaxed."
In my opinion the person could refer here to both – a particular bath (the) and bath as a concept (zero-article), while the book suggests using "the".
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Victor
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To do the "zero-article" case, you'd need to add the uncountable "water":
Lying in bath water after ...
Otherwise, you need "the", or "a":
Lying in the bath after ... / Lying in a bath after ...
I think I'd say "a bath" or "the bathtub".
Lying in bath water after ...
Otherwise, you need "the", or "a":
Lying in the bath after ... / Lying in a bath after ...
I think I'd say "a bath" or "the bathtub".
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Me too - a bath or the bathtub. But I was contrasting "the bath" to "bath" without allowing other variables.
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