[Vocabulary] I like the tranquility of the quiet countryside.

[newkeenlearner]

Are these two sentences correct?

I like the tranquility of the quiet countryside.
The countryside has a tranquilizing effect on visitors.

 

[teechar]

They're grammatical, but which one do you think is better?

 

[newkeenlearner]

They're grammatical, but which one do you think is better?

The first one. I think the second one used for drugs.

 

[teechar]

You're right that the first is better. Can you also see which word is not necessary in it?

 

[newkeenlearner]

You're right that the first is better. Can you also see which word is not necessary in it?

I think the article "the".
I like [STRIKE]the [/STRIKE]tranquility of the quiet countryside.

 

[Matthew Wai]

I like the tranquility of the countryside.

 

[teechar]

I think the article "the".
I like [STRIKE]the [/STRIKE]tranquility of the quiet countryside.

No, the definite article is needed because we are talking about a specific "tranquility", that of the countryside.
The word "quiet" is not wrong, but it does not really add much in that sentence.

 

[emsr2d2]

The word "quiet" is just about redundant there because you've already used "tranquility". You're hardly going to say "I like the tranquility of the chaotic noisy countryside"!