the

English translation: not necessary

11:47 Jan 10, 2017
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: the
History of Niigata Power Station

Started commercial operation of Unit 4
Decommissioned Unit 2
Completed gas firing works for Unit 4 (for Unit 3 in Aug 1984)
Decommissioned Unit 1
All the units stopped by snow damage in Niigata???

In the above, should the in All the units be necessar?
Some one said, ""the" is needed."

Thank you for your help.
Mitsuko Yoshida
Local time: 09:41
Selected answer:not necessary
Explanation:
In a list like this, where "the" is not used anywhere else, I don't think it is needed here either.
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:41
Grading comment
Thank you very much!!
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4 +8not necessary
Jack Doughty


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
not necessary


Explanation:
In a list like this, where "the" is not used anywhere else, I don't think it is needed here either.

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:41
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 370
Grading comment
Thank you very much!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yasutomo Kanazawa
7 mins
  -> Thank you.

agree  B D Finch: As this is written in cursive style, i.e. "All the units stopped by ...", rather than "All the units were stopped by ...", "the" is inappropriate, not just unnecessary.
50 mins
  -> Thank you.

agree  Sheila Wilson
1 hr
  -> Thank you.

agree  David Hollywood: not needed at all
13 hrs
  -> Thank you.

agree  Tony M: Agree with specific comment by BDF too.
23 hrs
  -> Тhank you, Tony.

agree  acetran
1 day 1 hr
  -> Thank you.

agree  Rachel Fell
1 day 13 hrs
  -> Thank you.

agree  Phong Le
4 days
  -> Thank you.
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