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Newguest Posted 16 years ago
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Mr Kofi Annan, the present UN Secretary General ...
Present UN Secretary General Kofi Annan ...
--- In the 2nd example I don't have to use "the" at the beginning? Would it be incorrect if I used it?
Also: Is it possible to say: UN's present Secretary General Kofi Annan ...
Thanks
Mr Kofi Annan, the present UN Secretary General ...
Present UN Secretary General Kofi Annan ...
--- In the 2nd example I don't have to use "the" at the beginning? Would it be incorrect if I used it?
Also: Is it possible to say: UN's present Secretary General Kofi Annan ...
Thanks
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Yes, no, yes.
- Yes, no, yes.
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i understand it's Ok not to use "the" at the beginning of that sentence, and it's also OK to use it, so there are two possibilities and both are correct.
And it's also correct to say: UN's present ....
Right?
i understand it's Ok not to use "the" at the beginning of that sentence, and it's also OK to use it, so there are two possibilities and both are correct.
And it's also correct to say: UN's present ....
Right?
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NewguestAnd it's also correct to say: UN's present ..No. There's a genitive (UN's) and the United Nations is a plural proper noun requiring the before it. The article must be used even if the United Nations is abbreviated. The article goes with the UN, not with what follows it: the
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