Adnan1947 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Acrticle Problem
Is this usage correct:
A result of the recent election is the realization that in this increasingly urban area, voters now worry more about cime than health care. (thiss is given as a correct option in Kaplan 800)
Shouldnt the sentence contain the same articles throughout? Please explain.
A result of the recent election is the realization that in this increasingly urban area, voters now worry more about cime than health care. (thiss is given as a correct option in Kaplan 800)
Shouldnt the sentence contain the same articles throughout? Please explain.
Top answer
No. There is more than one result of the election - this is only one of them, so a is correct. There is only one election under discussion - the is correct.
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No. There is more than one result of the election - this is only one of them, so a is correct.
There is only one election under discussion - the is correct.
Either would work with realization. There may be more than one realization as a result of the election, but only one that fits the description that follows (ie the concern about crime).
There is only one election under discussion - the is correct.
Either would work with realization. There may be more than one realization as a result of the election, but only one that fits the description that follows (ie the concern about crime).
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