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Believer Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Which one is more correct?
Can you look at these three sentences and tell me whether or not they are OK? If 1 and 2 are OK, please tell me why they are so.
1. You should/must/can put an article in front of those words.
2. You should/must/can put the article in front of those words.
3. You should/must/can put articles in front of those words.
1. You should/must/can put an article in front of those words.
2. You should/must/can put the article in front of those words.
3. You should/must/can put articles in front of those words.
Top answer
1 and 3 are essentially the same. Both are indefinite. 1 has to do with putting an ariticle in front of each of the words in question.
- 1 and 3 are essentially the same.
- Both are indefinite.
- 1 has to do with putting an ariticle in front of each of the words in question.
- 3 has to do with putting articles (one article each) in front of however many appropriate words there are.
- Both amount to the same thing.
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1 and 3 are essentially the same. Both are indefinite. 1 has to do with putting an ariticle in front of each of the words in question. 3 has to do with putting articles (one article each) in front of however many appropriate words there are. Both amount to the same thing.
2 is about putting some previously mentioned article in front of the words in question. Even so,
2 is about putting some previously mentioned article in front of the words in question. Even so,
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