Results 1 to 3 of 3
  1. #1
    Lennie_ar is offline Newbie
    • Member Info
      • Member Type:
      • Student or Learner
      • Native Language:
      • Greek
      • Home Country:
      • Greece
      • Current Location:
      • Greece
    Join Date
    Jan 2012
    Posts
    26

    Default Using the article "the"

    Dear teacher,

    I was wondering about the use of the article “the”.

    Recently, in a web request form, I wrote the following:

    “Greek State Scholarships Foundation is demanding, as soon as possible, an acceptance letter […]”

    I suppose not because the omitting of the article “the”.

    The above sentence could be considered as correct? Does the omitting of article “the” constitute a big mistake?

    What about sentences I have read as news titles like “Government demands from the […]” (The article “the” is being omitted)?

    Thank you in advance.

  2. #2
    Tdol is offline Editor, UsingEnglish.com
    • Member Info
      • Member Type:
      • English Teacher
      • Native Language:
      • British English
      • Home Country:
      • UK
      • Current Location:
      • Philippines
    Join Date
    Nov 2002
    Posts
    35,345
    Teacher

    Default Re: Using the article "the"

    Titles and headlines often drop articles to keep things concise and save space. In your example, I would use the article but as it's a web form, I wouldn't regard omitting it as a big mistake- forms often limit the number of characters you can write, so sometimes we have to cut things out.

  3. #3
    Lennie_ar is offline Newbie
    • Member Info
      • Member Type:
      • Student or Learner
      • Native Language:
      • Greek
      • Home Country:
      • Greece
      • Current Location:
      • Greece
    Join Date
    Jan 2012
    Posts
    26
    Threadstarter / Original Poster

    Default Re: Using the article "the"

    Dear teacher,

    Thank you so much for your reply.

Similar Threads

  1. [General] Question from BBC article "How do judges decide on sentences?"
    By chebu in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 11-Oct-2010, 02:53
  2. Replies: 1
    Last Post: 02-Dec-2007, 00:01
  3. Issue of the form of the article - "an" vs "a"
    By black_velvet in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 21-Nov-2006, 12:03
  4. Replies: 1
    Last Post: 07-May-2006, 15:45
  5. Replies: 2
    Last Post: 27-Apr-2006, 02:42

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0