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  1. 06-Jan-2013, 11:34 #1
    andrzej91
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    Default Question about an article.

    "They must be war heroes!"

    Is this sentence correct? Shouldn't we put an article before "war"?
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  2. 06-Jan-2013, 14:04 #2
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    Default Re: Question about an article.

    It's correct. You could say the war heroes if you were talking about all the heroes or a known group of heroes from a specific war.
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