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Grammar and Linguistics > With or without "the"
With or without "the"
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grzincic
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With or without "the"
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Hello to everyone. Can you tell me which of these sentences is correct:
Modesty is the best of all virtues. or Modesty is the best of all the virtues.
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13 May 2013
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Miss Mi�o
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Hey! I think that the first one is the best. Because you are refering to virtues ingeneral, and that modesty is the best in that category. When se talk about something in general, we normaly do not use THE. For example, nature (not the nature). |
13 May 2013
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yanogator
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Both are correct. The one you choose depends on whether you consider virtues to be something you could list. If so, use "the virtues". If not, then use "virtues". Bruce |
13 May 2013
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grzincic
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Thanks, Miss Mi�o and yanogator. Your answers were very helpful.
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13 May 2013
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