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Sesquipedalian101 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
Article before "Guest-of-honour"
Dear teachers,
In the following sentence, shouldn't there be an article before the nouns, "Education Minister" and "Guest-of-honour"?
"Education Minister Heng Swee Keat, who was guest-of-honour, said...."
Thank you very much.
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" We do not put articles before people's names. If the name is put in apposition, then the definite article should be used. The Education Minister , Heng Swee Kea t, who was the guest of honour , said..
- " We do not put articles before people's names.
- If the name is put in apposition, then the definite article should be used.
- The Education Minister , Heng Swee Kea t, who was the guest of honour , said..
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"Education Minister Heng Swee Keat, who was the guest of honour, said...."
We do not put articles before people's names. If the name is put in apposition, then the definite article should be used.
The Education Minister,
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