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Tung Quoc  #286606  Sat, 28 Oct 06 03:13 PM

1/Is this sentence correct? If not,please correct this sentence:

These are agreements on cooperation principles between Vietnamese local authorities and Canadian executive agencies.

2/ Do you write cooperation principles or cooperative principles? Why? What is the difference btw them?

3/Do you use the in front of agreements,Canadian executive agencies  and Vietnamese local authorities? Why?

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Marius Hancu  #286649  Sat, 28 Oct 06 04:17 PM
The sentence is fine.

Use "the" only if you mean "all," like
all the cooperation principles
all the Vietnamese local authorities
all the Canadian executive agencies

If you mean "some of them," leave it as it is.

  
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Tung Quoc  #286689  Sat, 28 Oct 06 05:31 PM

Please tell me the difference:

1/ btw cooperation principles and cooperative principles?

I always meet this problem about distinguishing them. (when Noun + noun, when Adj+noun)

2/ These are agreements on cooperation principles between Vietnamese local authorities and Canadian executive agencies. (a)

and These are the agreements on cooperation principles between Vietnamese local authorities and Canadian executive agencies.(b)

(a)agreements =some

(b)the agreements=all   ?

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Marius Hancu  #286694  Sat, 28 Oct 06 05:39 PM
cooperative: willing to cooperate, marked by cooperation

You can't say that an agreement is willing to cooperate, or marked by cooperation.

(a)agreements =some

(b)the agreements=all

Yes.


  
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