When he was taken off
The following sentence is from a football/soccer website - It's about a match between Juventus and Barcelona played yesterday evening in Turin, Italy.
Andres Iniesta was delighted to be given a standing ovation by the Juventus supporters when he was taken off.
My questions are these:
1) Is it really necessary to use the article "the" before "Juventus supporters"?
2) Is "he was taken off" a synonym for "he was substituted"? Are there other ways to say "he was taken off" or "he was substituted"? What about "he was replaced"?
By the way, is it " a synonym for" or " a synonym of"?
Thank you.
Top answer
1) In this context, 'the' is optional, 2) Yes, it is. Your alternatives are fine. 3) You will see both prepositions after 'a synonym' 'For' is more common.
- 1) In this context, 'the' is optional, 2) Yes, it is.
- Your alternatives are fine.
- 3) You will see both prepositions after 'a synonym' 'For' is more common.
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1) In this context, 'the' is optional,
2) Yes, it is. Your alternatives are fine.
3) You will see both prepositions after 'a synonym' 'For' is more common.
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