Question

in the following sentence, does the word "the" need to be there?

1. In 1931, DiMaggio quit high school in the tenth grade.


Thanks!!

Answer 1

I'm not a grammar expert, but I don't think it needs to be there.

You might want to see what others and Ms. Sue or writeacher have to say. I hope I helped!

Answer 2

In the following sentence, does the word "the" need to be there?

1. In 1931, DiMaggio quit high school in the tenth grade.


Thanks!!

Answer 3

Your sentence is correct either way. I personally prefer <i>the</i> in this construction.

Use of articles is often optional. In fact, the people in the UK don't use articles in a few constructions that are people in the US do.