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 #2 (permalink) Wed Jun 18, 2008 11:01 am The usage of THE |
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| SMOKE rising from the wood might attract attention. |
When a writer is speaking, or a character is thinking, generally, there's no need for "the".
Smoke rising from (burning) wood might attract attention.
In yours, you need to either say "the smoke", or get rid of "the" before "wood".
The smoke rising from the wood might attract attention.
Smoke rising from wood might attract attention.
Still, I'd prefer "The escaping prisoner camped in a wood but he didn't light a fire because the smoke might attract attention". |
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| #3 (permalink) Wed Jun 18, 2008 11:06 am The usage of THE |
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Also, there was no smoke, the author was considering what might happen.
I think if the prisoner had lit a fire, the author could have written "and the smoke attacted unnecessary attention" |
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| #4 (permalink) Wed Jun 18, 2008 11:08 am The usage of THE |
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| lost_soul wrote: |
Also, there was no smoke, the author was considering what might happen.
I think if the prisoner had lit a fire, the author could have written "and the smoke attacted unnecessary attention" |
Not sure what that has to do with the use of "the". |
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