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Thu Apr 10, 2008 22:20 pm Is 'the' required here?

Hi

Could you please tell me if "the" should come here?

This sentence was spoken to a professsor of English who decided to leave the college in mid-session.

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You must finish the Shakespeare before May, 1989.

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Thu Apr 10, 2008 22:24 pm Is 'the' required here?

Yes, it's fine.

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Sat Apr 12, 2008 3:43 am Is 'the' required here?

Tom wrote:

Hi

Could you please tell me if "the" should come here?

This sentence was spoken to a professsor of English who decided to leave the college in mid-session.

Quote:

You must finish the Shakespeare before May, 1989.

It's correct, but we assume that there's a word missing or implied after Shakespeare.

You must finish the Shakespeare [assignment, readings, analysis, etc.] before May, 1989.

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Sat Apr 12, 2008 9:33 am Is 'the' required here?

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It's correct, but we assume that there's a word missing or implied after Shakespeare.

You must finish the Shakespeare [assignment, readings, analysis, etc.] before May, 1989.

I agree. Were it "You must finish Shakespeare before May, 1989.", I would assume it were referring to a subject, to the history (including the writings) of the Bard, for example.

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