Timeline for Article “the” - the types of books or types of book
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| Nov 1, 2022 at 8:58 | comment | added | LE123 | Some native speakers told me that, with this sentence : I am going to talk about (the) advantages of driverless vehicles. The is optional, and the meaning is the same. Right? But As I read your answer, you said the can't be omitted . | |
| Aug 12, 2022 at 4:16 | comment | added | LE123 | Thank so much for your help. Have a good day. | |
| Aug 12, 2022 at 1:03 | comment | added | David Siegel | @LE HANH Yes, either should work. | |
| Aug 12, 2022 at 0:53 | comment | added | LE123 | Even I don’t want to refer to all types of books available on the market now. I means I just want to talk about types of books in general. I can use either sentence. right? | |
| Aug 11, 2022 at 18:45 | comment | added | David Siegel | @LE HANH Yes, you may use either, and not be thought odd. | |
| Aug 11, 2022 at 17:26 | comment | added | LE123 | This means that if I want to refers all types of books which are now available on the market, I can use both (4) and (5). Right? | |
| Aug 11, 2022 at 16:58 | comment | added | David Siegel | @LE HANH Sentence (4) ought to be about all types of books, but many speakers many not be careful to observe this distinction. However, for even a careful speaker (5) may be about all types or just some types. One cannot be sure unless the speaker is more explicit. | |
| Aug 11, 2022 at 16:43 | comment | added | LE123 | If I say at a talk show: (4) I will talk about the types of books for children which are now available on the market (5) I will talk about types of books for children which are now available on the market. Is that (4) refers to all types of books, and (5) refers some kinds of books. Or (4) and (5) have the same meaning, and I can use either. Right? | |
| Aug 11, 2022 at 15:45 | history | edited | David Siegel | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 11, 2022 at 15:41 | comment | added | David Siegel | @LE HANH Glad to help. "The types of books" grammatically ought to mean "all the applicable types of books", while just "types of books" without "the" could mean the same, or could mean only some types. However, many fluent speakers will not respect thsi distinction, and one cannot rely on it without additional context confirming the speaker's intention. | |
| Aug 11, 2022 at 11:55 | comment | added | LE123 | Some of my fried told me that the sentence with definite article “the types of books” means “all types of books”. and the sentence without definite article “ types of books” means “some types of books”. Is that right? | |
| Jul 14, 2022 at 3:27 | comment | added | LE123 | Thank you so much for your help | |
| Jul 14, 2022 at 2:42 | history | edited | CowperKettle | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 14, 2022 at 1:14 | history | answered | David Siegel | CC BY-SA 4.0 |