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- 20-Nov-2011, 06:37 #1
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(the) crowds "Maybe they are afraid of (the) crowds and all the noise." Can one both say "the crowds" as well as "crowds" in this sentence ?
- 20-Nov-2011, 06:46 #2
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Teacher Re: (the) crowds Yes, but it would have a different meaning. "Maybe they are afraid of crowds..." means crowds in general. "the crowds" means particular crowds that we are talking about at the moment.
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- 20-Nov-2011, 07:40 #3
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Threadstarter / Original Poster Re: (the) crowds Would it be correct to say "Maybe they are afraid of all crowds and all noise." So no article before "noise", because one wants to mention noise in general ? Originally Posted by bhaisahab
- 20-Nov-2011, 07:48 #4
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Teacher Re: (the) crowds Yes, you could say that. Originally Posted by birgit33
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