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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

a good doctor and father

0Hi, I have a question about the usage of "a."02br
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00Could you please tell me which of the following sentences is correct?02br
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001) I want to be a good doctor and father.02br
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002) I want to be a good doctor and a good father.0-
  

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0 Both are correct. No. 02br 00CB 0-

  • 0 Both are correct.
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0 Both are correct. No. 2 emphasizes your two roles as a doctor and a father.02br
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0Wow, what a quick response you made!02br
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00Thank you so much.0-
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0If I remember correctly, learners are advised to use only one article even though there's multiple roles. Otherwise, it'll give the impression that there are multiple persons when there's actually one person.02br
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00For example02br
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00Susan, a mother of 3 and loving grandmother died in a car accident in Ohio last week. 02br
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0Hi,02br
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01font00If I remember correctly, learners are advised to use only one article even though there's multiple roles. Otherwise, it'll give the impression that there are multiple persons when there's actually one person.02font02br
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01font00For example02font02br
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0Clive,02br
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00Let's say I forgot to include the second comma. So you would interpret the following example as three victims.02br
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00Susan, a doctor and a lawyer died in this car accident. = three people.02br
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00If I had left out the second 'a', would you have interpret it as one victim? If yes, obmission of the sequent comm
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Let's say I forgot to include the second comma. So you would interpret the following example as three victims.02font02br
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01font00Susan, a doctor and a lawyer died in this car accident. = three people.02font00 Yes.02br
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0Actually, I made a mistake in the last question. Anyway, you answer is clear. Thanks!0-

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