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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
A or the
Hello,
I have a question concerning the use of the following idiom:
'black sheep';
'the black sheep of the family'.
In these sentences should I use a or the?
My father calls him a black sheep.
My father calls him the black sheep of the family.
Are my sentences correct?
Thank you for your help.
I have a question concerning the use of the following idiom:
'black sheep';
'the black sheep of the family'.
In these sentences should I use a or the?
My father calls him a black sheep.
My father calls him the black sheep of the family.
Are my sentences correct?
Thank you for your help.
Top answer
Anonymous My father calls him the black sheep of the family. Only this one rings true to me. There may be people who use the expression without "of the family", but I think I've always heard it with those words at the end.
- Anonymous My father calls him the black sheep of the family.
- Only this one rings true to me.
- There may be people who use the expression without "of the family", but I think I've always heard it with those words at the end.
- CJ
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AnonymousMy father calls him the black sheep of the family.Only this one rings true to me. There may be people who use the expression without "of the family", but I think I've always heard it with those words at the end.
CJ
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