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depends on idiom

 
 
contrex
 
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Sat 21 Jun, 2014 03:10 am
@WBYeats,
Uncountable things are preceded by 'the' if a single example is being mentioned.

The Japanese dolphin habitat is in danger.
Worldwide dolphin habitats are in danger.


WBYeats
 
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Sat 21 Jun, 2014 05:38 am
@contrex,
Thank you~

But do you not think the sentence structure I suggested is very convincing?:

-According to English ___,
contrex
 
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Sat 21 Jun, 2014 06:16 am
@WBYeats,
WBYeats wrote:

-According to English ___,


The word 'grammar' is suitable. I wish you would phrase your questions a little more clearly.
WBYeats
 
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Sat 21 Jun, 2014 09:25 pm
@contrex,
The question was:

-According to English ___, if HABITAT, though listed as uncountable in dictionaries, is preceded by an animal name, THE must be used, like this:

-The government's project is destroying the Japanese dolphin habitat.

English tradition?guidance?grammar?usage?

Now would your answer be different?
JTT
 
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Sat 21 Jun, 2014 09:49 pm
@WBYeats,
WB: -According to English ___, if HABITAT, though listed as uncountable in dictionaries,

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I don't agree that HABITAT is only uncountable, WB.
contrex
 
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Sun 22 Jun, 2014 12:34 am
@JTT,
JTT wrote:

I don't agree that HABITAT is only uncountable, WB.

Particular instances of uncountables are countable: the history of lemmings, the weight of tradition, the mass of evidence, the danger of smoking.
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PUNKEY
 
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Mon 23 Jun, 2014 03:05 pm
In English, if the word HABITAT, though listed as uncountable in dictionaries, is preceded by an animal name, THE must be used, like this:
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WBYeats
 
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Mon 23 Jun, 2014 09:18 pm
Thank you~CanI say this?:

-According to English usage, THE must be used in this situation.
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