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  1. Oct 10, 2015 · You should say either "in the world" or "on the planet". Saying "on the world" would sound strange. So your choices are: This is the biggest animal in the world. or. This is the biggest animal on the planet.

  2. 2. It should be "the world", it's a typo. For articles (a/an/the) there are some complex rules but the simple version is: nouns needs articles except pronouns. In your example of "the Earth", the noun here is "planet". Where is planet? It's in parentheses.

  3. Sep 29, 2022 · In this context, "a world of X" means "an unimaginably huge amount of X". Merriam-Webster has this definition: 11 : an indefinite multitude or a great quantity or distance // makes a world of difference // a world away. It's metaphorical, as if the amount of X is comparable to the size of the whole world. It's usually used with overwhelming ...

  4. When you talk about "across the world", the term "worldwide" is more typically used. "Japan has the biggest aquarium in the world" would be at least grammatically correct. "Aquariums have become popular across the world" or more idiomatic, "Aquariums have become popular worldwide" would be an example of usage for "across". Share.

  5. Nov 24, 2016 · But note that someone might say "Get a real life!", and in that context "real life" is countable. It's the opposite for "real world", when functioning as a noun. It's countable (there is one and only one) and hence needs an article (and, specifically, "the"). (But, eg, in the expression "real world politics" "real world" is being used as an ...

  6. Sep 8, 2021 · While their message is the same, you might prefer one or the other in a certain context. For example, I would say; Her songs were sung all over the world. and The virus spread throughout the world. This choice is not correct or wrong, it's merely personal. It's what sounds best to you. –

  7. Feb 11, 2022 · In the sentence (just a sentence to be provided an example, I made it up) ''I think the second World War was more devastating than World War I'' so I checked capitalization rules on Grammarly and I didn't find any reason to capitalize ''s'' of ''second''.

  8. “People from all over the world” means people who originated from or were born in places all over the world. It could be understood as “People, who are from all over the world, ...”. Both cases are of a noun being modified by an adjective (a prepositional phrase, in the second) that directly follows it.

  9. Oct 5, 2019 · 1. The narrator is trying to convey the idea of an abstract, generalised 'modern world'. Any modern world, including (of course) the one we live in. We can use an indefinite article when it is not strictly relevant which thing we are talking about. The indefinite article (a, an) is used before a noun that is general or when its identity is not ...

  10. Jan 16, 2017 · 1.The world came into a new era. 2.The world moved to a new era. 3.The world entered (into) a new era. 1. and 2. are past tense; that means 3. should be entered, not enter. @Glorfindel Why do you think any results do not show up when I search "world came into a new era" on Google. I have no idea.