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Hi,Please check these.1. "Contractual employee" means a person who under a written agreement provides personal services to the University for remuneration, ...  Can it be "A "Contractual employee" means a person ..."?2. This person is called/known as the "Father of Invention" in this country.Can it be "Father of Invention" without 'the'? This person is called/known as "Father of Invention" in this country.

Feebs11 · Accepted Answer

AnonymousHi,

Please check these.

1. "Contractual employee" means a person who under a written agreement provides personal services to the University for remuneration, ...

Can it be "A "Contractual employee" means a person ..."?

2. This person is called/known as the "Father of Invention" in this country.

Can it be "Father of Invention" without 'the'?

This person is called/known as "Father of Invention" in this country.

#1 This is interpreting a phrase within a legal document and does not need "A".

#2 If you use "called", then you can omit "the". If you use "known as", it reads better with "the".

Anonymous · Answer

Thank you, Feebs11.

What about these two cases?

This person is called/known as a "snake" because he can wriggle out of difficult situations ... -- Would you say the article "a" is optional? Note that the content isn't capitalized like before.

He asked, "Are you going to call me as pastor"? -- Obvious to me, this is a very slightly different sentential construction but in regard to what comes after the phrase "call me as," how would you decide whether an article is needed or not?

Thank you.

CalifJim · Answer

I"m not sure if Feebs is around just now.

a "snake" -- a is not optional; it is required.

It's call me, not call me as. Are you going to call me "Pastor"?

However, you can use refer to me as. Are you going to refer to me as "Pastor"?

CJ

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