next / the next I saw this phrase "Will you be next?" on the lottery advertisement. Why no "the" before next? I think it should be "Will you be the next?".

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21 déc. 2019 00:00

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Both are correct. Next can be used as an adjective - I am next; next week. OR as a pronoun, eg that book is the next (book) I shall read. She is the next (person) in line.

21 décembre 2019

I think you are right. In this sentence "Next" indicates a group of people or just one person and we can use "the" before the adjectives which classify people. It's a rule.

21 décembre 2019

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