Ok I'm helping my cousin with homework, and i need to know.

Which one of these are right.

3. a. Bring a folder, a highlighter, a pad of paper, and your notes to the meeting

or b. Bring a folder, highlighter, pad of paper, and your notes to the meeting.

I'm saying/thinking b, from some past rule in English. But I'm not sure, and I'm rusty on this stuff.

I think it's B.

I think it's B.

teh_fish_stick

B looks right

you made the best decsion by comign on Ot :P i think its b and i should know i'm in honors english

Don't understand...

I think it is A. Is it an exercise in indefinate articles?

I cant see the difference. Do I fail?

Id go with the answer B

I dont see why one of them must be wrong but whetever. I am not English/American etc

I think it is A. Is it an exercise in indefinate articles?

flazzle

I think B is correct

I cant see the difference. Do I fail?

Rob0_Jesus

Can someone explain the difference? I really cant see it.

B. You don't need to repeat the preposition "a" for a list, in this case it stands for "one of" and as long as the quantity of the items in a list doesn't change you don't need to reuse it.

EDIT: A is not a preposition it's an indefinite article. My statement is still applicable.

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I cant see the difference. Do I fail?

DazedDarkness

I cant believe I didnt notice that. Thanks. Anyways both answers are correct but the B option is used more nowadays.

[QUOTE="Rob0_Jesus"]

I cant see the difference. Do I fail?

DazedDarkness

The problem is, the final article is different from that of the first three. This seems to suggest you should include all the articles...

A. is correct. Using an article in the beginning typically means you have to repeat it throughout the sentence, if it reads like a list.

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I cant see the difference. Do I fail?

chessmaster1989

The problem is, the final article is different from that of the first three. This seems to suggest you should include all the articles...

All I heard people say here is that you dont have to which doesnt mean you mustnt...

:? (not directed to you Chessm)

They both mean the same damn thing, does it really matter? They both make sense to me but to be PC I'll go for A. Though to speak it out loud I'd probably go with B.

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[QUOTE="DazedDarkness"] Ok so, A has "a" before every article, and this is a listing. If you're making a listing the need for "a" isn't there since the commas already insist.Teenaged

The problem is, the final article is different from that of the first three. This seems to suggest you should include all the articles...

All I heard people say here is that you dont have to which doesnt mean you mustnt...

:? (not directed to you Chessm)

Well, I think that if there is no change in article, you don't need to include the articles. It's the change that (imo) requires the use of the articles.

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[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"]

The problem is, the final article is different from that of the first three. This seems to suggest you should include all the articles...

chessmaster1989

All I heard people say here is that you dont have to which doesnt mean you mustnt...

:? (not directed to you Chessm)

Well, I think that if there is no change in article, you don't need to include the articles. It's the change that (imo) requires the use of the articles.

And that doesnt make option A wrong.

The problem is, the final article is different from that of the first three. This seems to suggest you should include all the articles...chessmaster1989

If I had to pick one, I'd go with "A" due to that reason. Still, both "sound" correct to me..and as someone said above, I'd probably go with "B" when actually speaking.

Can we get a 50:50?

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[QUOTE="Teenaged"]But in the end what says that you mustnt iclude all the articles.

All I heard people say here is that you dont have to which doesnt mean you mustnt...

:? (not directed to you Chessm)

Teenaged

Well, I think that if there is no change in article, you don't need to include the articles. It's the change that (imo) requires the use of the articles.

And that doesnt make option A wrong.

Ahh, I see what you're saying.

I'm going to go with B, because when I think of A I hear an English teacher saying it's wrong. And plus like others have said, in speaking B sounds more correct.

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[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"]

Well, I think that if there is no change in article, you don't need to include the articles. It's the change that (imo) requires the use of the articles.

chessmaster1989

And that doesnt make option A wrong.

Ahh, I see what you're saying.

In light of this, I will now reverse the spell I cast on your spaceship. :oops:

I think it's A.