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Nina_Nia Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

An indefinite article before wife/husband

Hello,

Is an indefinite article always necessary before the words; mother, father, brother, sister, wife, husband, etc?

She has a husband.
I have a brother, mother, sister..

Thanks
  

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Thanks You need an article before the singular forms. Most often you will see the indefinite article, but there are cases where we use the definite article. Mary was the mother of Jesus.

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  • Thanks You need an article before the singular forms.
  • Most often you will see the indefinite article, but there are cases where we use the definite article.
  • Mary was the mother of Jesus.
  • Joey was like a brother to me.
  • One of my brothers, John, was adopted by another family.
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Nina_Nia Hello,Is an indefinite article always necessary before the words; mother, father, brother, sister, wife, husband, etc?She has a husband.I have a brother, mother, sister..Thanks
You need an article before the singular forms.

Most often you will see the indefinite article, but there are cases where we use the definite article.

Mary was
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Once I came across this example in a book; John has wife. No article was used. I thought maybe it was a mistake.
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Nina_NiaOnce I came across this example in a book; John has wife. No article was used. I thought maybe it was a mistake.
Yes, it is a mistake.
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