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When should we use "the" in the sentence?
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When should we use "the" in a sentence?
That is an example of when we should not use "the" (before "sentence"). (You could perhaps say: "Should I have used "the" in the sentence I just described?")

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Thanks Ron,

Do you have some more sites?

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Thanks Ron,

Do you have some more sites?

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Well, there are others, but I don't think they offer anything additional. I would first study what they have there, and if you need more help come back to UE.

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