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Deborahjeong Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Which one is correct

1) "The" students who were taught by me were better than other students

2) Students who were taught by me were better than other students. (without the before students)

Which one is correct?

I am not sure. If what the teacher says about his students applies always and each time, (2) sounds right (without the)

  

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deborahjeong Which one is correct? Both are fine as far as the article is concerned; the problem is with your using a personal pronoun as the agent of a passive sentence. 1) The students I taught were better than other students 2) Students I taught were better than other students.

  • deborahjeong Which one is correct?
  • Both are fine as far as the article is concerned; the problem is with your using a personal pronoun as the agent of a passive sentence.
  • 1) The students I taught were better than other students 2) Students I taught were better than other students.
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deborahjeongWhich one is correct?

Both are fine as far as the article is concerned; the problem is with your using a personal pronoun as the agent of a passive sentence.

1) The students I taught were better than other students

2) Students I taught were better than

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