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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
with or without the definite article
Does anybody know what is the explanation for avoiding the definite article in the question What's today’s date? In the similar question we do use the definite article What’s the date today? I don’t want to make any mistakes when I’m under stress. In order to avoid making mistakes I need to understand the explanation.
I’m just guessing that the following question must be wrong: Who knows the today’s date? Am I right?
I’d appreciate some help. Thanks in advance!
Danuta from Germany
I’m just guessing that the following question must be wrong: Who knows the today’s date? Am I right?
I’d appreciate some help. Thanks in advance!
Danuta from Germany
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The words today, yesterday and tomorrow just don't take an article even when they are used as nouns: Today is a cloudy day. Yesterday was my birthday. In What's today's date?
- The words today, yesterday and tomorrow just don't take an article even when they are used as nouns: Today is a cloudy day.
- Yesterday was my birthday.
- In What's today's date?
- there is no article before date because today's is a genitive.
- And yes, Who knows the today's date?
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The words today, yesterday and tomorrow just don't take an article even when they are used as nouns:
Today is a cloudy day.
Yesterday was my birthday.
In What's today's date? there is no article before date because today's is a genitive. And yes, Who knows the today's date? is wrong.
CB
Today is a cloudy day.
Yesterday was my birthday.
In What's today's date? there is no article before date because today's is a genitive. And yes, Who knows the today's date? is wrong.
CB
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