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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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why no definite article here?
"Once he signs off on the stadium plans, construction of the building will begin."
I think 'the' should be used before 'construction' because we know what construction is going to be started. That is putting up the building. If another word in gerund form were used as subject in place of 'construction', the definite article would never be needed, as far as I know, but it`s a noun with a post positional phrase that makes it specific.
I have occasionally seen that kind of noun phrase, where I feel the definite article is needed. That kind of structure seems to me like a man thin on top without a hat.
I`d be happy to tell me about it.
I think 'the' should be used before 'construction' because we know what construction is going to be started. That is putting up the building. If another word in gerund form were used as subject in place of 'construction', the definite article would never be needed, as far as I know, but it`s a noun with a post positional phrase that makes it specific.
I have occasionally seen that kind of noun phrase, where I feel the definite article is needed. That kind of structure seems to me like a man thin on top without a hat.
I`d be happy to tell me about it.
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Anonymous Why is there no definite article here? 'Construction' can be considered an uncountable process, which is what the writer has done.
- Anonymous Why is there no definite article here?
- 'Construction' can be considered an uncountable process, which is what the writer has done.
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AnonymousWhy is there no definite article here?'Construction' can be considered an uncountable process, which is what the writer has done.
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Mister Micawber'Construction' can be considered an uncountable process, which is what the writer has done.Could you put it more precisely? I don`t get the picture. Your comment seems too general and a little vague to me, so I still think the definite article should be put before the word `construction.` What`s the difference between use of 'the' before `const
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