Timeline for Using "the" before a non countable nouns
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| Jun 12, 2021 at 14:50 | answer | added | Deejay | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jun 12, 2021 at 13:54 | answer | added | randomhead | timeline score: 1 | |
| S Jun 12, 2021 at 8:04 | history | suggested | gotube♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Formatted to highlight the example sentence and possible answers; unapitalized "the oil"
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| Jun 12, 2021 at 4:50 | comment | added | gotube♦ | If there's a specific oil mentioned earlier in the context, then "the oil" is the correct answer. If there's no previous context, then "oil" is the correct answer | |
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| Jun 12, 2021 at 0:06 | history | migrated | from english.stackexchange.com (revisions) | ||
| Jun 2, 2021 at 11:06 | comment | added | shahrzad 7073 | It's just that. It's originally a multiple question but I couldn't figure out between these two and the answer is suppose to be "the oil" | |
| Jun 2, 2021 at 8:14 | comment | added | Stuart F | Is this the complete text? As Hot Licks says, it depends on whether you're talking about specific oil or mentioning oil being formed. | |
| Jun 1, 2021 at 18:43 | comment | added | John Lawler | Do not trust prepared questions of the "which one is right" variety. As you can see, they're often wrong, don't explain answers, and can't be trusted. Get a different textbook. | |
| Jun 1, 2021 at 17:51 | comment | added | Hot Licks | Is it any old oil or a specific oil? | |
| Jun 1, 2021 at 14:51 | comment | added | Lawrence | Regarding where the decomposition was accumulating: was that a transcription error or were they talking about the pope’s hygiene? | |
| Jun 1, 2021 at 14:37 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | When I used to teach, it was rare for such poor questions to escape condemnation from moderation boards, and the given answer would have resulted in a walk-out. But then I taught maths. | |
| Jun 1, 2021 at 14:20 | comment | added | shahrzad 7073 | The answer key said it's the oil but i don't know why? Since we are not suppose to use the before non countable nouns | |
| Jun 1, 2021 at 13:51 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | It's an arguably over-elliptical sentence to start with. 'The decomposition of microscopic animals at the bottom of the sea results in D oil which then accumulates in porous rocks.' [where D tells us more about the type of oil produced: probably petroleum] doesn't miss out a key step. But if your sentence is standalone, 'the' is out of place. The oil? What oil? | |
| Jun 1, 2021 at 13:17 | history | asked | shahrzad 7073 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |