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Vincent Teo  #508160  Thu, 01 May 08 03:36 PM

Can I say,

(a) His hobby is painting the pictures.
(b) His hobby is painting.
(c) His hobby is painting the scenery.
  
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Philip  #508162  Thu, 01 May 08 03:40 PM
If you remove 'the' from (a) and (c), all three are correct.  'The' is not necessary because 'hobby' indicates general rather than specific.  [He likes soup (in general) ~ He likes the soup (that you have served tonight).]
  
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