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    If you go by train, you can have quite a comfortable journey, but make sure you take the fast one.

    Beijing is the captial of China and it is the city with many places of interest.

    Both "the" in black type are acceptable, right? Please.

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    First yes, second no.

    If you go by train, you can have quite a comfortable journey, but make sure you take the fast one.
    If you go by train, you can have a quite a comfortable journey, but make sure you take the fast one.


    Beijing is the captial of China and it is a city with many places of interest.
    Beijing is the captial of China and it is a city with many places of interest.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Afit View Post
    First yes, second no.

    If you go by train, you can have quite a comfortable journey, but make sure you take the fast one.
    If you go by train, you can have a quite a comfortable journey, but make sure you take the fast one.


    Beijing is the captial of China and it is a city with many places of interest.
    Beijing is the captial of China and it is a city with many places of interest.
    I would add "Beijing is the capital of China and it is a city with many places of interest" to the second part of the post.

    Note to OP = correct spelling of "capital" (not "captial" as shown above).

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    Quote Originally Posted by emsr2d2 View Post
    I would add "Beijing is the capital of China and it is a city with many places of interest" to the second part of the post.


    Quote Originally Posted by emsr2d2 View Post
    Note to OP = correct spelling of "capital" (not "captial" as shown above).

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    The city with many places of interest is quite fascinating.

    It is right with "the" here? Please.

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    Default Re: the

    Quote Originally Posted by puzzle View Post
    The city with many places of interest is quite fascinating.

    It is right with "the" here? Please.
    Only if you are contrasting it with cities without many places of interest.
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