Definite article or indefinite article
I'd like to ask a question about article usage.
The following is the English version of the title of a book written by a Japanese teacher of English:
The Definitive English Grammar Guide: Core concepts explained by the author who has taught 7 million people
Is it appropriate to say "(by) the author who has taught 7 million people" in this context? I guess the noun phrase should be replaced by "an author who has taught 7 million people." Am I right? Thank you.
Top answer
" Am I right? Thank you. The definite article is used because there is one specific, definite author of the book.
- " Am I right?
- Thank you.
- The definite article is used because there is one specific, definite author of the book.
- However, the relative clause is non-defining (only informational) so a comma is required.
- The Definitive English Grammar Guide: Core concepts explained by the author , who has taught 7 million people
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anonymousI guess the noun phrase should be replaced by "an author who has taught 7 million people." Am I right? Thank you.
The definite article is used because there is one specific, definite author of the book.
However, the relative clause is non-defining (only informational) so a comma is required.
The Definitive English Grammar Gu
0purple file 704Is it appropriate to say "(by) the author who has taught 7 million people" in this context?
It needs a comma pretty badly: Core concepts explained by the author, who has taught 7 million people
purple file 704I guess the noun phrase should be replaced by "an author who has taught 7 million people." Am I righ
0purple file 704I guess the noun phrase should be replaced by "an author who has taught 7 million people." Am I right?
That's what I would have written.
CJ
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