Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Use the article or not in these sentences?
Hi. Please help with these two sentences. For the no. 2 sentence, does the underlined part refer to the police officers or the police department? Thank you in advance.
1. Freedom (the freedom?) to use their own ideas can produce good results.
2. The police said it is OK.
1. Freedom (the freedom?) to use their own ideas can produce good results.
2. The police said it is OK.
Top answer
1) The freedom... 2) It could be either one, depending on the context. Most frequently, it would refer to a particular group of policemen, eg.
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1) The freedom...
2) It could be either one, depending on the context. Most frequently, it would refer to a particular group of policemen, eg.
The police came to the scene of the crime. They (the officers) said it was OK to leave.
2) It could be either one, depending on the context. Most frequently, it would refer to a particular group of policemen, eg.
The police came to the scene of the crime. They (the officers) said it was OK to leave.
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