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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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He is elected president. Why is there no article with 'president'?
  

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Anonymous He is elected president. Why is there no article with 'president'? Words that represent titles and roles don't take articles.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous He is elected president.
  • Why is there no article with 'president'?
  • Words that represent titles and roles don't take articles.
  • to act as manager for a day / to become king one day CJ
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Anonymous He is elected president. Why is there no article with 'president'?
Words that represent titles and roles don't take articles.

to act as manager for a day / to become king one day

CJ
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CalifJim Anonymous He is elected president. Why is there no article with 'president'?Words that represent titles and roles don't take articles.to act as manager for a day / to become king one dayCJ
He is a manager in a restaurant. Isnt it a correct one?
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AnonymousHe is a manager in a restaurant. Isnt it a correct one?
Yes. It's correct.

CJ
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CalifJim AnonymousHe is a manager in a restaurant. Isnt it a correct one?Yes. It's correct.CJ
It represents roles too.
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Anonymous He is elected president. Why is there no article with 'president'?
The article is omitted after some verbs such as be (am, are, is, was, were), elect, make and appoint if only one person has the position/job at a time.

They made him king.
He was elected president.
John Kennedy was president of th
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