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This is part of a test to enter college, if you would have written this part, would you have written anything different?
I would have written: "Robert and Kent are fast runners,
but Kent is (A) Robert.
(A) the faster
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This is part of a test to enter college, if you would have written this part, would you have written anything different?
I would have written: "Robert and Kent are fast runners,
but Kent is (A) Robert.
(A) the faster
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It depends on context, but usually "Robert and Kent are fast runners" is correct, not "Robert and Kent are the fast runners".
– DJClayworth
3 hours ago
Robert and Kent are the fast runners = they are faster than the others. Kent is faster than Robert = Kent is the fastest of the two.
– Stefan
3 hours ago
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This is part of a test to enter college, if you would have written this part, would you have written anything different?
I would have written: "Robert and Kent are fast runners,
but Kent is (A) Robert.
(A) the faster
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This is part of a test to enter college, if you would have written this part, would you have written anything different?
I would have written: "Robert and Kent are fast runners,
but Kent is (A) Robert.
(A) the faster
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It depends on context, but usually "Robert and Kent are fast runners" is correct, not "Robert and Kent are the fast runners".
– DJClayworth
3 hours ago
Robert and Kent are the fast runners = they are faster than the others. Kent is faster than Robert = Kent is the fastest of the two.
– Stefan
3 hours ago
add a comment |
It depends on context, but usually "Robert and Kent are fast runners" is correct, not "Robert and Kent are the fast runners".
– DJClayworth
3 hours ago
Robert and Kent are the fast runners = they are faster than the others. Kent is faster than Robert = Kent is the fastest of the two.
– Stefan
3 hours ago
It depends on context, but usually "Robert and Kent are fast runners" is correct, not "Robert and Kent are the fast runners".
– DJClayworth
3 hours ago
It depends on context, but usually "Robert and Kent are fast runners" is correct, not "Robert and Kent are the fast runners".
– DJClayworth
3 hours ago
Robert and Kent are the fast runners = they are faster than the others. Kent is faster than Robert = Kent is the fastest of the two.
– Stefan
3 hours ago
Robert and Kent are the fast runners = they are faster than the others. Kent is faster than Robert = Kent is the fastest of the two.
– Stefan
3 hours ago
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It depends on context, but usually "Robert and Kent are fast runners" is correct, not "Robert and Kent are the fast runners".
– DJClayworth
3 hours ago
Robert and Kent are the fast runners = they are faster than the others. Kent is faster than Robert = Kent is the fastest of the two.
– Stefan
3 hours ago