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by gmatrant » Wed Oct 31, 2007 5:06 pm
In 1791 Robert Carter III, one of the wealthiest plantation owners in Virginia, stunned his family, friends, and neighbors by filing a deed of emancipation, setting free the more than 500 slaves who were legally considered his property.

Is the sentence above right without 'the' in it, are both the same.

In 1791 Robert Carter III, one of the wealthiest plantation owners in Virginia, stunned his family, friends, and neighbors by filing a deed of emancipation, setting free more than 500 slaves who were legally considered his property.
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by neptune000 » Wed Oct 31, 2007 5:47 pm
the sentence is correct without the THE...
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by muks » Sat Nov 03, 2007 5:06 am
IMO "the" is required. Correct form is "the more than.."
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