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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Wipe dust
Hello Teachers. I say to my son this:
"From now on part of your chores is to wipe dust off the bookshelves."
Is this correct? I was thinking if I should or not put "the" before "dust".
My teacher explained to me that without the article, it is "some/any dust that it on the bookshelves at any given point in time".
With the article it means "all the dust that's on the bookshelves" at any given point in time.
I just wanted to confirm with you Teachers this explanation. Thanks you.
"From now on part of your chores is to wipe dust off the bookshelves."
Is this correct? I was thinking if I should or not put "the" before "dust".
My teacher explained to me that without the article, it is "some/any dust that it on the bookshelves at any given point in time".
With the article it means "all the dust that's on the bookshelves" at any given point in time.
I just wanted to confirm with you Teachers this explanation. Thanks you.
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I say this to my son this : From now on one part of your chores is to wipe (the) dust off the bookshelves. I prefer the article, but it is not required. Your teacher's explanation is a good one.
- I say this to my son this : From now on one part of your chores is to wipe (the) dust off the bookshelves.
- I prefer the article, but it is not required.
- Your teacher's explanation is a good one.
- It is a chore that your son must do every day, or once a week.
- Dust has settled on the bookshelves, and his job is to remove that particular coating of dust.
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I say this to my son this:
From now on onepart of your chores is to wipe (the) dust off the bookshelves.
I prefer the article, but it is not required. Your teacher's explanation is a good one.
It is a chore that your son must do every day, or once a week.
Dust has settled on the bookshelves, and his job is to remove that
From now on one
I prefer the article, but it is not required. Your teacher's explanation is a good one.
It is a chore that your son must do every day, or once a week.
Dust has settled on the bookshelves, and his job is to remove that
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AlpheccaStarsI say this to my son this:From now on one part of your chores is to wipe (the) dust off the bookshelves.I prefer the article, but it is not required. Your teacher's explanation is a good one.It is a chore that your son must do every day, or once a week. Dust has settled on the bookshelves, and his job is to remove that particular coating of dust. Anyway, I wo
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