I meet a person in the street. I believe he used to be a foreign affairs minister in the past. I would like an autograph and approach him. Is my question grammatical with respect to the article (before 'former')?
'Excuse me, sir, are you by any chance a former foreign affairs minister?'
Top answer
The term " ... a former minister of foreign affairs ... " is possible.
— Anon203c8
The term " ...
a former minister of foreign affairs ...
" is possible.
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