Tuesday, November 5, 2019
3 Types of Sentence Errors Resulting from Missing Articles
3 Types of Sentence Errors Resulting from Missing Articles 3 Types of Sentence Errors Resulting from Missing Articles 3 Types of Sentence Errors Resulting from Missing Articles By Mark Nichol In each of the following sentences, lack of an article (a, and, or the) results in a grammatically flawed sentence. Discussion after each example, followed by a revision, identifies the problem. 1. In 2006, The Simpsons television show paid tribute to the 1974 Oakland Aââ¬â¢s in an episode. The first instance of the article the, as an element of a composition title, cannot do double duty as an article that performs a grammatical function in the sentence, and the statement must be revised so that it includes such an article: ââ¬Å"In 2006, an episode of the television show The Simpsons paid tribute to the 1974 Oakland Aââ¬â¢s.â⬠(However, if ââ¬Å"television showâ⬠were omitted from the original sentence, no further revision would be necessary.) 2. During our discussion, weââ¬â¢ll hear insights from a chief financial officer, investment banker, and others. ââ¬Å"Chief financial officerâ⬠requires the article that precedes it, while the plural pronoun others does not need one. But ââ¬Å"investment bankerâ⬠is left in the lurch; it cannot share the article that precedes the first item in the list: ââ¬Å"During our discussion, weââ¬â¢ll hear insights from a chief financial officer, an investment banker, and others.â⬠(Even if a specific designation were to replace others, an article would have to precede each item: ââ¬Å"During our discussion, weââ¬â¢ll hear insights from a chief financial officer, investment banker, and chief risk officerâ⬠implies that one person with three roles, rather than three people who each have one role, is being identified.) 3. Live Nation bought a majority stake in Austin City Limits Music Festival, Bonnaroo, BottleRock, Lollapalooza, Governorââ¬â¢s Ball, and Electric Daisy Carnival. Here, some of the listed event names do not require an article, but those that end with a word describing a type of event do: ââ¬Å"Live Nation bought a majority stake in the Austin City Limits Music Festival, Bonnaroo, BottleRock, Lollapalooza, the Governors Ball, and the Electric Daisy Carnival.â⬠Want to improve your English in five minutes a day? Get a subscription and start receiving our writing tips and exercises daily! Keep learning! Browse the Grammar category, check our popular posts, or choose a related post below:Cost-Effective vs. Cost-EfficientHow to spell "in lieu of"Types of Plots
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