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“Near St. John's church” vs. “near the St. John's church” vs. “near the St. John church” [duplicate]
When it comes to churches and so on, which one is correct?
Our hotel is near St. John's church.
Our hotel is near the St. John's church.
Our hotel is near the St. John church.
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“Give the real temperature” vs. “give real temperature”
I would like to know if I should use the second the in the following sentence.
The thermometer does not give the real temperature.
The thermometer does not give real temperature.
And I ...
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“Said objects” or “The said objects”
I've always said things like "If you ate the said candy." and "If you count the said rocks."
I've also heard many people say "If you ate said candy." and "If you count said rocks."
This always ...
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Definite article with “Wiener filtering”, an uncountable noun
I have a sentence something like this
We apply Wiener filtering to obtain a solution.
In this "Wiener filtering" is a uncountable noun. I am not sure whether "the" is required before it.
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“Is there a best X?” — why “a” if it's the superlative degree?
Which of the following is grammatical?
Is there a best school?
Is there the best school?
I'm sure that the first one is right. But why?
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“This is a song by Lady Gaga” or “this is the song by Lady Gaga”? [closed]
Which article is appropriate in the blank below, a or the?
— What are you singing? I've heard the song many times.
— This is __ song by Lady Gaga.
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Grammaticality of “by the bus” when the bus is the only choice
Can the expression "by the bus" be used to specify how I go home when it is the only method to be used?
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Is it valid to omit “the”? [closed]
Example:
Quote from author of this publication: "..."
instead of:
Quote from the author of this publication: "..."
Is omitting the "the" in this example OK?
Update: Here's the context. ...
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Is it necessary to use “the” before using verb+“ing” in specific contexts?
I am confused with whether it is necessary to use the before verbs in certain contexts. Like:
The milking of a cow is not a painful process at all like you think.
I am afraid it has never been ...
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What article should be used in such sentences?
What article should be used in the following sentence?
He was English by [a/the/] blood.
I feel there should be a zero article here, but I was taught that the zero article is impossible in ...
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“Planning for next year” vs. “planning for the next year”
I would like to start planning for next year.
In the above sentence, there is no definite article before the words next year. Should it be present, as in the following sentence which sounds far ...
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“The end of next week” or “the end of the next week”? [closed]
I wonder if there should be a the in front of week in "the end of next week". Context:
I will give you updates on how things work out by the end of next
week.
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Definite article and dates without ordinal indicators
Where ordinal indicators are not used, which of the following is correct?
We will go ahead on the 7 January 2013.
We will go ahead on 7 January 2013.
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4answers
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“king of” or “the king of”
Which is correct?
I am king of the world.
I am the king of the world.
Additionally, which would be the better choice, if I wanted to use the expression "king" to signify dominance in a ...
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2answers
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“Follow evolution” vs. “follow the evolution”
Is the article the needed in the following sentence and why?
Want to follow [the] evolution of the project?
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“Upliftment of poor” vs. “upliftment of the poor”
The Government has decided to introduce the new scheme for the upliftment of poor.
Should it be "of the poor" or not?
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Is “In following, …” acceptable in place of “In the following, …”?
In editing a recent question, I wrote:
In following, realtype stands for ...
Later, it got edited (two words were added) to read:
In the following example, realtype stands for ...
The ...
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“Moved to trash” vs. “moved to the trash”
Would you choose as a notification message displayed to a user on a website "your messages have been successfully moved to trash" or "... the trash"?
What is the difference and which one is more ...
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The definite article “the” in “under water”/“under the water”
How can it float in the air ?
The balloon is filled with helium gas which is lighter than air. It is similar to when we blow air under water. The bubbles filled with air under the water ...
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“You're missing the posts only available to members” — should there be a “the” in there?
Consider this sentence:
You're missing posts only available to members.
I think it should actually be
You're missing the posts available only to members
or at least
You're missing ...
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Should I add a “the” before “headmaster” here? [duplicate]
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“To be elected chairman” vs. “to be elected the chairman”
Omission of “the” in “elected him president” and “made ...
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“Location of the windows to be opened” vs. “location of windows to be opened”
I have redefined the size and location of the windows to be opened.
I have redefined the size and location of windows to be opened.
Which one is correct?
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“The existing and proposed manuals” vs. “the existing and the proposed manuals”
Which one of the following is correct?
A comparison between the existing and proposed manuals is as follows.
A comparison between the existing and the proposed manuals is as follows.
Do ...
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4answers
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Definite article before scientific terms
I'm writing up my dissertation and I'm really confused where to use "the". Examples:
In this experiment, (the?) heat transfer coefficient was calculated, allowing to estimate (the?)frost ...
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4answers
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Do I need to use 'the' in this sentence?
I would like to limit my dissertation to three spheres: economy, politics, and culture of America.
Do I need to add 'the' before economy, politics...?
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1answer
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“In the third person” or “in third person”
Which is more correct?
He's talking in the third person.
He's talking in third person.
Does it matter?
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2answers
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“To be elected chairman” vs. “to be elected the chairman”
I have a question regarding the correct use of the definite article "the":
One of my books says:
Definite article the is used before
nouns denoting a position that can be
held by one person ...
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1answer
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Is it “out of question” or “out of the question”?
Are they used in different contexts?
Those both of them use correct grammar?
Google fight shows that "out of the question" appear 10 times more often than the other.
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1answer
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Use or omit “the” before profession?
This image-stabilising system for a hand-held camera, developed by cameraman Garrett Brown in 1973, offers (...)
Wouldn't it be more correct to write "the cameraman Garrett Brown"?
Is omitting ...
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Why is it “on *the* one hand”?
According to all dictionaries I can see and everyday use by native speakers, this is the correct way:
On the one hand, it's larger; on the other hand, it's more expensive.
What makes no sense to ...
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Definite article — “on television” vs. “on the radio”
Why are these different?
We heard the news on the radio.
We watched the news on television.
In this book, the author says we must use television without the. Why? It makes me crazy. Is ...
