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Joseph A Posted 9 years ago
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Hello everyone

Is the definite article "the" needed in the sentence below?

- Change the percentage "twenty percent" to the fraction.

Regards

JA

  

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Joseph A Is the definite article "the" needed No. You need 'a'. Change 20% to a fraction.

— CalifJim

  • Joseph A Is the definite article "the" needed No.
  • You need 'a'.
  • Change 20% to a fraction.
  • We don't know which fraction will be chosen.
  • It may be the right answer; maybe it won't be right.
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Joseph AIs the definite article "the" needed

No. You need 'a'.

Change 20% to a fraction.

We don't know which fraction will be chosen. It may be the right answer; maybe it won't be right. That's why we can't use 'the'.

CJ

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