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I have just started to wonder...
In the following example, are the cases #1 and #2 both acceptable and correct?
(Can I use either case?)
What is the difference between these #1 and #2 cases?
(Example)
1. The apples which are rotten do not taste good.
2. Apples which are rotten do not taste good.
I have just started to wonder...
In the following example, are the cases #1 and #2 both acceptable and correct?
(Can I use either case?)
What is the difference between these #1 and #2 cases?
(Example)
1. The apples which are rotten do not taste good. Specific - The apples [in that bowl] which are rotten...
2. Apples which are rotten do not taste good. General statement that [all] apples which are rotten...
Use of "the" 
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