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Is "the" necessary from "as the years"?

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Rebecca

Yes, "the" is necessary in this sentence. "The" is considered an article in English and they are not always needed. However, "the" is being used to describe specific years that Steve Jobs enjoyed his work. If we were to remove "the," the sentence would no longer refer to those specific years of his career; the sentence would just be generalizing any year in history. Here are examples of sentences that do not need an article. Ex: Dogs are very energetic. Ex: She loves eating pie. Ex: Do we have plates? Here are examples of articles that cannot be omitted from the sentence. Ex: He lives in a nice home. Ex: I have a cat. Ex: We went to the science museum.

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