savemyenglish
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- Mar 25, 2012
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- Student or Learner
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- Chinese
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- China
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- China
For below two sentences:
- Therefore, this cannot be the responsibility of the parents alone.
- Educating children to understand the need to obey rules and respect others always begins in the home and is widely thought to be the responsibility of parents.
Why sometimes there is a "the" used before "parents", but sometimes not? Could any one tell the difference? Thanks a lot.
- Therefore, this cannot be the responsibility of the parents alone.
- Educating children to understand the need to obey rules and respect others always begins in the home and is widely thought to be the responsibility of parents.
Why sometimes there is a "the" used before "parents", but sometimes not? Could any one tell the difference? Thanks a lot.