Article Usage
In the below sentence, is insertion of the indefinite article "a" before "mentor" and "mentee" wrong? If so, can you please explain why? My instinct says it is wrong, but I'm not able to substantiate it with proper explanation referring to the article usage rules. Thanks in advance.
The relationship between a more experienced researcher as mentor and a novice
researcher as mentee is interactional and interdependent with both parties required to
contribute to the effectiveness of the partnership.
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Mentor / mentee are "roles" and "the more experienced researcher" and "the novice researcher" are players. There are several choices of articles (definite, indefinite, null), depending on the degree of formality and emphasis. Just make parallel noun phrases.
- Mentor / mentee are "roles" and "the more experienced researcher" and "the novice researcher" are players.
- There are several choices of articles (definite, indefinite, null), depending on the degree of formality and emphasis.
- Just make parallel noun phrases.
- The relationship between the more experienced researcher as mentor and the novice researcher as mentee is interactional and interdependent with both parties required to contribute to the effectiveness of the partnership.
- The relationship between a more experienced researcher as the mentor and a novice researcher as the mentee is interactional and interdependent with both parties required to contribute to the effectiveness of the partnership.
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Mentor / mentee are "roles" and "the more experienced researcher" and "the novice
researcher" are players. There are several choices of articles (definite, indefinite, null), depending on the degree of formality and emphasis. Just make parallel noun phrases.
The relationship between the more experienced researcher as mentor and 
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