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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
With or without the article "the" correct?
Hi. Please tell me if we could both use and not use the definite article "the" before the word "evidence." The following is a made-up sentence with a purpose of asking a grammatical question.
This act of stealing is (the?) evidence of what many people call a criminal act.
This act of stealing is (the?) evidence of what many people call a criminal act.
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The word evidence seems misplaced in this sentence. The act of stealing is what many people call a criminal act. This act of stealing is not evidence.
- The word evidence seems misplaced in this sentence.
- The act of stealing is what many people call a criminal act.
- This act of stealing is not evidence.
- One might have evidence of this act of stealing, but the act itself is not evidence.
- , Fingerprints at the scene provided evidence that X was guilty of the crime of theft.
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The word evidence seems misplaced in this sentence. The act of stealing is what many people call a criminal act. This act of stealing is not evidence. One might have evidence of this act of stealing, but the act itself is not evidence. e.g., Fingerprints at the scene provided evidence that X was guilty of the crime of theft.
Evidence can be used with or without "the" depending on the
Evidence can be used with or without "the" depending on the
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Hi. In the booklet named "HAVE YOU HEARD OF THE Four Spiritual Laws?," published/made by Campus Crusade for Christ, as the last sentence on page 4, under the heading "LAW TWO" (with the subheading of "MAN IS SINFUL"), it is written:
This self-will, characterized by an attitude of active rebellion or passive indifference, is evidence of what the Bible calls sin.
Could we put the
This self-will, characterized by an attitude of active rebellion or passive indifference, is evidence of what the Bible calls sin.
Could we put the
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AnonymousThis self-will, characterized by an attitude of active rebellion or passive indifference, is evidence of what the Bible calls sin.It would be OK, but the meaning is different.
Could we put the definite article before the word "evidence"?
Without the, it means that "self-will" is only part of a body of evidence that man is sinful. (ther
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