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Latest post Thu, Aug 11 2005 8:09 AM by Mike in Japan. 3 replies.
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Guest  +  27258 Wed, 07 Apr 04 05:07 PM
Please tell me which one is correct in the foll 2 questions
1. ____ Actors at Old Tucson were good.
a. The
b. Those

2. We enjoyed _______ very much
a. them
b. they


rommie  +  27304 Thu, 08 Apr 04 08:55 AM
2 is "them".

1 is much more interesting, because both possibilities are perfectly OK (although "actors" should be in lowercase"). There's very little difference in meaning between the two possibilities, too. I think I would be inclined to say "those" when speaking to someone who had seen the play with me, or "the" otherwise.

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maj  +  27316 Thu, 08 Apr 04 10:59 AM
Gosh, Rommie, I don't get what you are saying. Could you be more explicit? It sounds really interesting.
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Mike in Japan  +  27321 Thu, 08 Apr 04 11:26 AM
1. ____ Actors at Old Tucson were good.
a. The
b. Those

Both would be OK, but using _those_ would perhaps imply that they were better than some other cast (or group) of actors.
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