Hello
Which sentence is correct?
1- I wonder how people spent their time before the
invention of television.
2-I wonder how people spent their time before the
invention of the television.
Thanks in advance
Tom
Hello
Which sentence is correct?
1- I wonder how people spent their time before the
invention of television.
2-I wonder how people spent their time before the
invention of the television.
Thanks in advance
Tom
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Both are fine.
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Thank you, Mr.Micawber
But once Amy said that the given sentence would be incorrect without the .
1- Life would be quieter without the telephone.
I need some light shed on both of the sentences, please. Why is “the” mendatory in one and not in the other?
Thanks
Tom
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Television is a medium; the telephone is not.
Television is uncountable, like telephony (which is also a medium); the telephone is not.
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Bags and bags of thanks Mr. Micawber.
Last question:
Are we traeting television as a medium in the first sentence and as an invention in the second??? See below, please.
1- I wonder how people spent their time before the
invention of television.
2-I wonder how people spent their time before the
invention of the television.
Ever yours
Tom
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Sort of, Tom-- #1 is the process and #2 is the instrument.
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