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Liveinjapan Posted 18 years ago
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A / the
Conditions:
There may be one person, or there may be a couple of people in the room.
A/the person who has a PhD is assigned to be the captain.
If there is more than one person who has a PhD, .............................
Which would you use a/the? I would use a person because there is a possibility that one or more than one person (, or enven no person) has a PhD.
Thanks in advance.
There may be one person, or there may be a couple of people in the room.
A/the person who has a PhD is assigned to be the captain.
If there is more than one person who has a PhD, .............................
Which would you use a/the? I would use a person because there is a possibility that one or more than one person (, or enven no person) has a PhD.
Thanks in advance.
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I agree, but I'd say: The person designated/. assigned to be the captain should have/must have a PhD.
- I agree, but I'd say: The person designated/.
- assigned to be the captain should have/must have a PhD.
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I agree, but I'd say:
The person designated/.assigned to be the captain should have/must have a PhD.
The person designated/.assigned to be the captain should have/must have a PhD.
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