Snappy Posted 17 years ago
Let me make a new thread to clarify my question.
1. The company stopped the acceptance of applications for 2009.
Please tell me if the following understanding is correct.
1) In the above sentence, "the" before "acceptance" is optional. It can be left out.
2) It can be rewritten to "The company stopped the accepting of applications for 2009." or "The company stopped accepting the applications for 2009."
Grammar
Of-phrase and definite article
Let me make a new thread to clarify my question.
1. The company stopped the acceptance of applications for 2009.
Please tell me if the following understanding is correct.
1) In the above sentence, "the" before "acceptance" is optional. It can be left out.
2) It can be rewritten to "The company stopped the accepting of applications for 2009." or "The company stopped accepting the applications for 2009."
Top answer
This is the most natural way I would say this: The company stopped accepting applications for 2009.
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This is the most natural way I would say this:
The company stopped accepting applications for 2009.
The company stopped accepting applications for 2009.
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Thank you very much. Do you mean that the other sentences are grammatically okay but you would not suggest them?
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