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Easter Clark
Joined: 18 Nov 2007
Location: Hiding from Yie Eun-woong
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 Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 6:09 pm Post subject: Grammar Question--Zero Article |
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"Tomorrow we will have stormy weather."
Why do we not say "the stormy weather?"
I tried explaining that anytime we say what kind of weather it is, we use the zero article (sunny, fair, rainy, etc) but I don't think the student was impressed.
Can anyone offer a more lucid explanation? |
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nene
Joined: 11 Jun 2005
Location: Samcheok, Gangwon-do
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| Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm not sure, but it seems the same as all article usage... when the object is unique, use "the", when it's general, omit it (or use "a"). Does that sound right? |
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some waygug-in
Joined: 25 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 6:58 pm Post subject: |
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The use of "the" would imply a specific period or case of stormy weather,
as in...."the stormy weather will continue through the week".
But just as a general case we say it without the article.
Compare:
We will have stormy weather this week. - just a general case of weather.
We will have the stormy weather this week. - a specific period of stormy weather...like (the same stormy weather that Chicago is having)
Does that help... er...confuddle ya more? |
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