Can I remove the word "the" before the word "analysis" in the below sentences?
On the basis of
theanalysis above, ...Based on
theanalysis above, ...
And why?
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1Please clarify your specific problem or provide additional details to highlight exactly what you need. As it's currently written, it's hard to tell exactly what you're asking.– CommunityCommented Sep 29, 2022 at 7:49
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Provide more context or enlarge your question with clarity.– banuyayiCommented Sep 29, 2022 at 10:17
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I updated the question and hope it is more clear now– paveewongCommented Sep 29, 2022 at 12:50
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1No native English speaker would ever write "Based on the the analysis above" in English - why do you think you would? (Unless it was an analysis of the usage of the word "the", in which case quotation marks or italicization would help.)– Stuart FCommented Sep 29, 2022 at 14:24
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@StuartF They would but they would complete the sentence, Based on the analysis above, we can conclude A, B and C.– LambieCommented Sep 29, 2022 at 19:31
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While analysis can be a mass-noun, in this context it is obviously referring to a particular piece or instance of analysis, and so is a singular count noun and should have an article.
Therefore the analysis is appropriate in these sentences.
Based on analysis below is grammatical, but would imply that what follwed was not a single piece of analysis ("the analysis") or multiple pieces of analysis ("the analyses"), but a generalized (and non-specific) lump of analysis which cannot be separated into individual analyses. It might be appropriate if for example the whole of the rest of the paper is given over to various bits of analysis. But it would be unusual.
answered Sep 29, 2022 at 12:56
