The students/Students lacking sufficient knowledge

Ryan. · Dec 31, 2013

Should I use "the" before students in the following sentence and why?

"The students/Students lacking sufficient knowledge in this field must attend the compulsory courses."

Thanks a lot.

bhaisahab · Dec 31, 2013

Ryan. said:
Should I use "the" before students in the following sentence and why?

"The students/Students lacking sufficient knowledge in this field must attend the compulsory courses."

Thanks a lot.

I wouldn't use the article.

Odessa Dawn · Dec 31, 2013

bhaisahab said:
I wouldn't use the article.

When you say the article, I think you mean the one the OP asked about- the that comes before students, don’t you, please? Is the definite article that precedes compulsory courses needed, please?

"The students/Students lacking sufficient knowledge in this field must attend the compulsory courses."

MikeNewYork · Dec 31, 2013

Odessa Dawn said:
When you say the article, I think you mean the one the OP asked about- the that comes before students, don’t you, please? Is the definite article that precedes compulsory courses needed, please?

If there are specific compulsory courses, the article is OK. If not, the article can be deleted.

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