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Help! Grammar rules
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silpont
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Help! Grammar rules
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Hi nice teachers! how are you?. I hope you are all fine.I have a doubt, and I do appreciate your help. Can you tell me when we write the + nationality?. e.g: the Spanish, The Japanese etc?. What about The Spaniards?. When do we write Italians, Japanese with no "the"?. I came across this doubt a couple of days ago. The truth is that I don �t doubt the moment I am writing, but this appeared in a book and I the topic was not clear enough. Many thanksfor your help.
Huge hugs.
Silvi. |
30 Aug 2009
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monicap_87
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Hello Silpont :)
When it comes to nationalities -as any other word, we have different categories.
Country: China Adjective: Chinese Noun: A Chinese
It is possible to add the article �the � When the adjective of the nationality ends in
-ese or -ish. We use �The + nationality � with a plural verb, to refer to
all people of that nationality:
The
Chinese are very hard-working.
The Spanish
often go to sleep in the afternoon.
But not: The americans are hardworking But: Americans are hardworking....
Hope I helped :)
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30 Aug 2009
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serene
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Hello Silvi
Perhaps this can help you:
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30 Aug 2009
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