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Layla1234 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

A head or the head of state

I am preparing a short presentation concerning Turkey and I would like to say about president's roles should i say:

The president is the head of state or

a head of state?

Thanks in advance

layla
  

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If you are talking about the current president, "the head of state" is correct. If you are talking about former heads of state, "a head of state" - Mao Zedong was a head of state in China (there thave been many heads of state).

— JoshStafford

  • If you are talking about the current president, "the head of state" is correct.
  • If you are talking about former heads of state, "a head of state" - Mao Zedong was a head of state in China (there thave been many heads of state).
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If you are talking about the current president, "the head of state" is correct. If you are talking about former heads of state, "a head of state" - Mao Zedong was a head of state in China (there thave been many heads of state).
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