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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Gender

I'm a philanthropist. - We can't tell from this sentence is someone is a male or a female, right?

Do I need the article "a" before the words "male" and "female"?
Do I have to put the article "a" before the words "male" and "female"?

Could you answer the question above and tell me which question is better in this case?
  

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I'm a philanthropist. - We can't tell from this sentence whether the speaker is someone is a male or a female, right? Yes, right.

  • I'm a philanthropist.
  • - We can't tell from this sentence whether the speaker is someone is a male or a female, right?
  • Yes, right.
  • Do I need the article "a" before the words "male" and "female"?
  • No.
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I'm a philanthropist. - We can't tell from this sentence whether the speaker is someone is a male or a female, right? Yes, right.


Do I need the article "a" before the words "male" and "female"? No.
Do I have to put the article "a" before the words "male" and "female"? No.

Could you answer the questions above and tell me wh
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Oh, I made a terrible mistake in the first question. But, what's the difference between "have" and "need" in the other questions? Thanks.

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