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marco_v

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Under NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS, would 'the students' be accepted here too? or does the full question decide that?
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Nitin07

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That fits a two-word limit, but the limit alone doesn't decide whether it's correct. 'Came from' allows 'the students'; the passage and full task instructions determine whether the article belongs here.
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fatimah_s

If the summary says 'came from', using 'the students' implies a specific group already mentioned. In the example, the passage only gives 'students', so the article changes the meaning slightly. For a gap fill, it is safer to copy the exact phrase from the passage when possible.
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