Timeline for Definite article and "of" clauses
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| Jul 19, 2017 at 5:13 | answer | added | ruakh | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jul 11, 2017 at 14:07 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackEnglishLL/status/884776117491466242 | ||
| Jul 10, 2017 at 6:05 | history | edited | P. E. Dant Reinstate Monica | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 9, 2017 at 22:52 | comment | added | P. E. Dant Reinstate Monica | Clearing is a gerund-participle, treated as a singular, countable noun. Intent is also singular and countable. The preposition taken by the nouns is not a factor in the use of the articles. | |
| Jul 9, 2017 at 22:42 | comment | added | Real Dreams | @P.E.Dant Thanks. The same writer have used 'the' before 'intent' and 'clearing'. Can you generalize your comment in "(the) foo of bar" frame? | |
| Jul 9, 2017 at 22:34 | comment | added | P. E. Dant Reinstate Monica | A plural countable noun such as consequences takes the definite article when it refers to a specific group of things; in this case, the specific consequences are those which result from deforestation. A singular noun such as loss can take the definite, indefinite, or zero article; and in your sentence, the complement of is could just as well be "a loss of biodiversity" or "the loss of biodiversity" with little or no change in meaning. | |
| Jul 9, 2017 at 22:17 | history | asked | Real Dreams | CC BY-SA 3.0 |