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Onizo Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Want the socks
1. Someone wants socks. Can he say abruptly, "I want the socks"?
I guess it should be without "the", but is this also possible in a way that he means socks, the footwear you wear and I wear, and that is in his draw?
2. How about this sentence spoken abruptly again, asking another to make one: make the oval?
Probably it should be "make an oval" but can this be possibly used to mean the oval, the shape you know and I know?
I guess it should be without "the", but is this also possible in a way that he means socks, the footwear you wear and I wear, and that is in his draw?
2. How about this sentence spoken abruptly again, asking another to make one: make the oval?
Probably it should be "make an oval" but can this be possibly used to mean the oval, the shape you know and I know?
Top answer
I think you're confusing yourself needlessly. If you're referring to a specific/previously mentioned item, use "the"; otherwise don't.
- I think you're confusing yourself needlessly.
- If you're referring to a specific/previously mentioned item, use "the"; otherwise don't.
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I think you're confusing yourself needlessly.
If you're referring to a specific/previously mentioned item, use "the"; otherwise don't.
If you're referring to a specific/previously mentioned item, use "the"; otherwise don't.
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Thank you.
Here is an excerpt from a small book. It abruptly states, some factories are in the city and in the country, instead of saying "are in cities or countries". I have no idea about what city it is refering to, but I guess, it means actually something like I was proposting above, isn't it so?
doesn't that explain 'the beach' too?
Here is an excerpt from a small book. It abruptly states, some factories are in the city and in the country, instead of saying "are in cities or countries". I have no idea about what city it is refering to, but I guess, it means actually something like I was proposting above, isn't it so?
doesn't that explain 'the beach' too?
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Where's the excerpt? You only quoted a tiny snippet. 
Please quote more, so we can help you better.
I suspect "in the ci
Please quote more, so we can help you better.
I suspect "in the ci
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Here's another abrupt one.
there are many places in the city.
Why not 'a city'? I know you said urban areas, but that doesn't explain what you have proposed early and this 'areas', which is plural. Why would 'the city' represent plural meaning when there exists 'cities'. (And you said 'suspect'; this makes me wonder. Then when you hear the above sentence what does 'the' mean to
there are many places in the city.
Why not 'a city'? I know you said urban areas, but that doesn't explain what you have proposed early and this 'areas', which is plural. Why would 'the city' represent plural meaning when there exists 'cities'. (And you said 'suspect'; this makes me wonder. Then when you hear the above sentence what does 'the' mean to
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It is difficult to reply helpfully without more context.
I don't see what is 'abrupt' in that sentence.
I don't see what is 'abrupt' in that sentence.
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