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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Zero article or indefinite article?

"Those guys invented the computer."
"Those guys invented computer."
  

Top answer

#1 is grammatical; #2 is not.

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  • #1 is grammatical; #2 is not.
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#1 is grammatical; #2 is not.
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What abotu this one?

"The Chinese invented paper."
"The Chinese invented the paper."
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AnonymousWhat about these two? this one?
#1 is the correct version; use it.
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I'm confused as to why my first sentence is incorrect.
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Anonymous"Those guys invented the computer."
I presume you're referring to the above.
When we talk about inventions, we mostly use "the."
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Do you consider this sentence correct?

"Ancient people discovered the fire."
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Anonymous"Ancient people discovered the fire."
See correction.
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