in the following sentence, does the word "the" need to be there?
1. In 1931, DiMaggio quit high school in the tenth grade.
Thanks!!
I'm not a grammar expert, but I don't think it needs to be there.
You might want to see what others and Ms. Sue or writeacher have to say. I hope I helped!
In the following sentence, does the word "the" need to be there?
1. In 1931, DiMaggio quit high school in the tenth grade.
Thanks!!
Your sentence is correct either way. I personally prefer the in this construction.
Use of articles is often optional. In fact, the people in the UK don't use articles in a few constructions that are people in the US do.
To determine whether the word "the" needs to be there in the sentence, you need to understand the function of the word "the" and the context of the sentence.
In this case, the word "the" is used as a definite article, which is used to specify a particular noun. In the sentence, the noun being specified is "high school."
Without the word "the," the sentence would be: "In 1931, DiMaggio quit high school in tenth grade."
Both versions of the sentence are grammatically correct, but they convey slightly different meanings.
1. "In 1931, DiMaggio quit high school in the tenth grade": This implies that DiMaggio quit high school during a specific instance or the specific tenth grade he was in.
2. "In 1931, DiMaggio quit high school in tenth grade": This implies that DiMaggio quit high school during the general time period of the tenth grade but does not specify a particular tenth grade.
So whether or not to include "the" depends on your intended meaning.