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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Article - possessive
Hi,
I am unsure about articles before the possessive case in these cases.
A client's account - does the indefinite article relate to the client or account (I think account)
A/the New York Philharmonic Orchestra's fan - we're talking about a previously unidentified fan of the orchestra. I think I should go with "a", as the article pertains to the fan and not the orchestra (otherwise it would be 'the' because there's only one NY orchestra)
The children's playground - does the article refer to a certain playground that belongs to children or to a certain/definite group of children who have that playground (I think it could be both).
Thank you.
I am unsure about articles before the possessive case in these cases.
A client's account - does the indefinite article relate to the client or account (I think account)
A/the New York Philharmonic Orchestra's fan - we're talking about a previously unidentified fan of the orchestra. I think I should go with "a", as the article pertains to the fan and not the orchestra (otherwise it would be 'the' because there's only one NY orchestra)
The children's playground - does the article refer to a certain playground that belongs to children or to a certain/definite group of children who have that playground (I think it could be both).
Thank you.
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Anonymous A client's account - does the indefinite article relate to the client or account (I think account) It could be either. Anonymous A/the New York Philharmonic Orchestra's fan - The New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Proper name of this orchestra) If you use the possessive, it means that the orchestra has only one fan: The New York Philharmonic Orchestra's fan A [The New York Philharmonic Orchestra]'s fan. Ungrammatical.
- Anonymous A client's account - does the indefinite article relate to the client or account (I think account) It could be either.
- Anonymous A/the New York Philharmonic Orchestra's fan - The New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Proper name of this orchestra) If you use the possessive, it means that the orchestra has only one fan: The New York Philharmonic Orchestra's fan A [The New York Philharmonic Orchestra]'s fan.
- Ungrammatical.
- The only way you can express the idea is: A fan of The New York Philharmonic Orchestra.
- Anonymous The children's playground Either
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AnonymousA client's account - does the indefinite article relate to the client or account (I think account)It could be either.
AnonymousA/the New York Philharmonic Orchestra's fan -The New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Proper name of this orchestra)
If you use the possessive, it means that the orchestra has only
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