※ 引述《SophyEye (Sophie)》之銘言：
: 請問以下兩個獨立的句子到底要不要 the ?
: 1. ____ Owners of shops selling cigarettes to children will be fined.
1. Owners of shops selling cigarettes to children will be fined.
2. The owners of shops selling cigarettes to children will be fined.
3. Shopkeepers who sell cigarettes to children will be fined.
4. The shopkeepers who sell cigarettes to children will be fined.
Are the above sentences also acceptable?
#1, #2, or #3 are good. #4 just doesn't work for me.
https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/threads/242717-The-owners-of-shops-selling-
cigarettes-to-children-will-be-fined?p=1273854#post1273854