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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Which one is correct Sale or Sales??
(A) The sale of PDAs is expected to continue to rise for the remainder of the fiscal year.
(B) The sales of PDAs are expected to continue to rise for the remainder of the fiscal year.
According to the on-line dictionary (See below), I think B is correct and better than A. Am I right? But the book’s example is A, why?
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=69529&dict=CALD
sale (SELL) Show phonetics
noun
1 [C or U] an act of exchanging something for money:
The sale of cigarettes/alcohol is forbidden.
The building company get 10% commission on each house sale.
I haven't made a sale all morning.
They'll drop the price rather than lose the sale.
See also sell
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2 [C ] an occasion when things are sold, especially by an organization such as a school or church, in order to make money for the organization:
a charity/Christmas/book sale
3 [C ] an auction:
a sale of antique furniture
a cattle sale
sales Show phonetics
plural noun
the number of items sold:
Sales this year exceeded the total for the two previous years.
See also telesales.
sales Show phonetics
group noun
the department of a company that organizes and does the selling of the company's products or services:
He works in Sales.
the sales department/manager
(B) The sales of PDAs are expected to continue to rise for the remainder of the fiscal year.
According to the on-line dictionary (See below), I think B is correct and better than A. Am I right? But the book’s example is A, why?
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=69529&dict=CALD
sale (SELL) Show phonetics
noun
1 [C or U] an act of exchanging something for money:
The sale of cigarettes/alcohol is forbidden.
The building company get 10% commission on each house sale.
I haven't made a sale all morning.
They'll drop the price rather than lose the sale.
See also sell
.2 [C ] an occasion when things are sold, especially by an organization such as a school or church, in order to make money for the organization:
a charity/Christmas/book sale
3 [C ] an auction:
a sale of antique furniture
a cattle sale
sales Show phonetics
plural noun
the number of items sold:
Sales this year exceeded the total for the two previous years.
See also telesales.
sales Show phonetics
group noun
the department of a company that organizes and does the selling of the company's products or services:
He works in Sales.
the sales department/manager
Top answer
B) The sales of PDAs are expected to continue to rise for the remainder of the fiscal year. B is correct. "The" can be omitted: Sales of PDAs are expected to continue to rise for the remainder of the fiscal year.
- B) The sales of PDAs are expected to continue to rise for the remainder of the fiscal year.
- B is correct.
- "The" can be omitted: Sales of PDAs are expected to continue to rise for the remainder of the fiscal year.
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B) The sales of PDAs are expected to continue to rise for the remainder of the fiscal year.
B is correct. "The" can be omitted:
Sales of PDAs are expected to continue to rise for the remainder of the fiscal year.
B is correct. "The" can be omitted:
Sales of PDAs are expected to continue to rise for the remainder of the fiscal year.
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What differences will it make to use "the" or not to use "the," since both are correct sentences for B?
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In the financial news, such statements are usually seen without "the."
Sale of autos are down by 40%.
New home sales have increased slightly.
Sales of used homes have picked up in recent weeks.
Sale of autos are down by 40%.
New home sales have increased slightly.
Sales of used homes have picked up in recent weeks.
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