"baby included"

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
1

There are altogether 6 people in the room, the baby________.
A. include
B. including
C. included
D. to include

The baby included.
Can we say: There are altogether 6 people in the room including the baby.
There are altogether 6 people in the room, where the babe was included.

2

Hi,

‘Including the baby’ sounds fine. I feel if you use ©, you need to omit ‘the’ and simply say: ‘baby included’. The second sentence you give sounds a bit odd.

Alan

3

May I know why we must omit ‘the’ before ‘baby’? What is the rule to be applied in this case since that ‘baby’ is a noun.

4

Hi,

It is merely a suggestion because it suggests that ‘baby’ is part of the group and isn’t any particular or named baby.

Alan

5

Thanks Alan for your explanation.