15-Apr-2007, 10:09
|
 | Moderator | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Country: UK
Posts: 16,193
Current Location: UK First Language: English Member Type: Other Thanks: 5
Thanked 3,586 Times in 3,371 Posts
| |
 Re: Use of "the"
Quote:
Originally Posted by gorikaz  I have just started to wonder...
In the following example, are the cases #1 and #2 both acceptable and correct?
(Can I use either case?)
What is the difference between these #1 and #2 cases?
(Example)
1. The apples which are rotten do not taste good. Specific - The apples [in that bowl] which are rotten...
2. Apples which are rotten do not taste good. General statement that [all] apples which are rotten... | .. |