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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

What is the basis for the article?

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001. Up for sale is 01u00a 02u00perfect condition BBE Sonic Maximizer 362.02br
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002. The American restaurant, Pena, will present 01u00a02u00 Romantic Rose Garden Party ... 02br
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00Would you place the definite article 'the' here?02br
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00The hotel presents (place 'the' here??) "German Farm-Cheese Festival" on June 15 and 18 with ...0-
  

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0 In English an article is usually used with countable nouns, even with proper nouns in certain cases. In your first example there is no reason to leave it out. 02br 02br 00Either 01i 00a02i 00 or 01i 00the02i 00 is required in your last example.

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  • 0 In English an article is usually used with countable nouns, even with proper nouns in certain cases.
  • In your first example there is no reason to leave it out.
  • 02br 02br 00Either 01i 00a02i 00 or 01i 00the02i 00 is required in your last example.
  • If the festival is an annual thing with which many people are familiar, 01i 00the02i 00 is the most likely choice.
  • 02br 02br 00Cheers02br 00CB0-
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0 In English an article is usually used with countable nouns, even with proper nouns in certain cases. In your first example there is no reason to leave it out. The presence of a qualifying adjectival phase is an additional factor that calls for 01i00a.02i02br
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00We saw
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