Dear friends!
The sentence I would like to ask you about is given below:
Because of their strong variability, irregularity, and complex structure, automatic processing and analysis of these signals is a rather complicated task, a fact generally accepted by scientists doing research in the field of geophysics.
The word "their" refers to "signals" mentioned later in the phrase. Is it possible to write here "the" instead of "their"? Very often when working on manuscripts to be submitted to conferences I come across such situations when it is necessary to decide whether to write "the" or "their". "The" is a definite article used when writing about something you have already mentioned or something that is specific and hence clear from the very beginning. What do you think here? Would it be a mistake if I wrote "the"?
Thanks!
The sentence I would like to ask you about is given below:
Because of their strong variability, irregularity, and complex structure, automatic processing and analysis of these signals is a rather complicated task, a fact generally accepted by scientists doing research in the field of geophysics.
The word "their" refers to "signals" mentioned later in the phrase. Is it possible to write here "the" instead of "their"? Very often when working on manuscripts to be submitted to conferences I come across such situations when it is necessary to decide whether to write "the" or "their". "The" is a definite article used when writing about something you have already mentioned or something that is specific and hence clear from the very beginning. What do you think here? Would it be a mistake if I wrote "the"?
Thanks!
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