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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Consequences of war will be severe.
The consequences of war will be severe.

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You need 'the' because you have an 'of' phrase. 'the' is usually used when there is an 'of' phrase, but not always. I can't say that there is any exact rule about it. 'consequences' without any adjective before it seems to me the sort of thing that can't be indefinite.

CJ

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