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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Zero Article Question
Hi Everyone,
The testbook sentence is: 'The reaction of stock price was studied on the day before publication, because that date was closer to the actual date of information release.'
The question now is why it does not use any Article before 'stock price'? And can we use 'the reaction of stock prices' or 'the reaction of a stock price' here? And if yes, what are the differences between them?
Many thanks for your help.
Terry
The testbook sentence is: 'The reaction of stock price was studied on the day before publication, because that date was closer to the actual date of information release.'
The question now is why it does not use any Article before 'stock price'? And can we use 'the reaction of stock prices' or 'the reaction of a stock price' here? And if yes, what are the differences between them?
Many thanks for your help.
Terry
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Anonymous The reaction of stock price The lack of an article makes stock price an abstract entity -- the parameter being measured in the study. You can have stock prices instead, but that will sound less abstract, in my opinion. It will focus on particular stock prices and not on the idea of stock price as an abstraction to be measured.
- Anonymous The reaction of stock price The lack of an article makes stock price an abstract entity -- the parameter being measured in the study.
- You can have stock prices instead, but that will sound less abstract, in my opinion.
- It will focus on particular stock prices and not on the idea of stock price as an abstraction to be measured.
- You can have a stock price , but that restricts the study to only one stock price, and I believe that will change the meaning too much to reflect the original intent of the sentence.
- CJ
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AnonymousThe reaction of stock priceThe lack of an article makes stock price an abstract entity -- the parameter being measured in the study.
You can have stock prices instead, but that will sound less abstract, in my opinion. It will focus on particular stock prices and not on the idea of stock price as an abstraction to be measured.
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"Price" can be used as an uncountable here, but I agree that "the stock price" would be acceptable.
I don't think the plural works here, but I'm reading between the lines.
I'm assuming the "information release" concerned a particular product, and therefore a particular stock.
True, you could say, "Here is a list showing the stock prices for X stock at fifteen minute i
I don't think the plural works here, but I'm reading between the lines.
I'm assuming the "information release" concerned a particular product, and therefore a particular stock.
True, you could say, "Here is a list showing the stock prices for X stock at fifteen minute i
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