Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Omitting "The" in a Title
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00 I've been really confused lately about how to write these two sentences: 02 br
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00 1. 00 The 01 u 00 Hound of the Baskervilles 02 u 00 worksheet was a useful exercise in inferring meaning from context. 02 br
00 2. 00 To complete my 00 Chapter 1 Vocabulary worksheet, I had to look up words in the dictionary. 02 br
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00 The sentences both involve two different books: 01 u 00 The Hound of the Baskervilles 02 u 00 by Arthur Conan Doyle and 01 u 00 The Chosen 02 u 00 by Chaim Potok. I didn't know how to write them into the sentences, because it just didn't sound right when I wrote their complete titles (including "the"). Then the sentences would be: 02 br
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00 1. 00 The 01 u 00 The Hound of the Baskervilles 02 u 00 worksheet was a useful exercise in inferring meaning from context. 02 br
00 2. 00 To complete my 00 Chapter 1 Vocabulary worksheet, I had to look up words in the dictionary. 02 br
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00 So should I keep "the" in their titles, or should I keep them out? Which way is grammatically correct? Would the rule be the same for both sentences? Thanks in advance for any help you could give me! 02 br
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00 I've been really confused lately about how to write these two sentences: 02 br
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00 1. 00 The 01 u 00 Hound of the Baskervilles 02 u 00 worksheet was a useful exercise in inferring meaning from context. 02 br
00 2. 00 To complete my 00 Chapter 1 Vocabulary worksheet, I had to look up words in the dictionary. 02 br
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00 The sentences both involve two different books: 01 u 00 The Hound of the Baskervilles 02 u 00 by Arthur Conan Doyle and 01 u 00 The Chosen 02 u 00 by Chaim Potok. I didn't know how to write them into the sentences, because it just didn't sound right when I wrote their complete titles (including "the"). Then the sentences would be: 02 br
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00 1. 00 The 01 u 00 The Hound of the Baskervilles 02 u 00 worksheet was a useful exercise in inferring meaning from context. 02 br
00 2. 00 To complete my 00 Chapter 1 Vocabulary worksheet, I had to look up words in the dictionary. 02 br
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00 So should I keep "the" in their titles, or should I keep them out? Which way is grammatically correct? Would the rule be the same for both sentences? Thanks in advance for any help you could give me! 02 br
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0 Others may have different opinions, but my thought is to rewrite and keep the full name of the title. 02 br
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00 The worksheet for 01 u 00 The Hound of the Baskervilles 02 u 00 was a useful... 02 br
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00 The complete my vocabulary worksheet for 01 u 00 The Chosen 02 u 00 , I had to ... 0-
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00 The worksheet for 01 u 00 The Hound of the Baskervilles 02 u 00 was a useful... 02 br
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00 The complete my vocabulary worksheet for 01 u 00 The Chosen 02 u 00 , I had to ... 0-
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0 I would write 2 as: To complete my Vocabulary worksheet for 01 u 00 The Chosen 02 u 00 Chapter 1 , I had to look up words in the dictionary. 02 br
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00 When quoting titles, all words in the title ought to be included, though as always you will find exceptions. 0-
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00 When quoting titles, all words in the title ought to be included, though as always you will find exceptions. 0-
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