josiewales
Member
- Joined
- Apr 27, 2016
- Member Type
- English Teacher
- Native Language
- English
- Home Country
- England
- Current Location
- South Korea
Hello, I'm looking for some help with a sentence submitted by a student in their English exam today. My instinct tells me that I am correct that there is an error there but I'm struggling to give them a concrete grammatical reason why the following is wrong:
"The UK spent 58 billion dollars which was more than the half of the amount spent by the USA.
I told the student that the 'the' in bold was not necessary as the context does not point to a specific half. It has become more confusing the more I look at it.
I appreciate the help!
josie
"The UK spent 58 billion dollars which was more than the half of the amount spent by the USA.
I told the student that the 'the' in bold was not necessary as the context does not point to a specific half. It has become more confusing the more I look at it.
I appreciate the help!
josie