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Sitifan Posted 10 years ago
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He is a poet and (a) novelist.

"What is he?" "He is _____."
(A) a poet and novelist (B) a poet and a novelist (C) poet and novelist (D) the poet and novelist

The answer to the above question is A. Is option B also acceptable?
  

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Yes. (D) is also not totally impossible, though it needs some kind of extra contextual justification.

  • Yes.
  • (D) is also not totally impossible, though it needs some kind of extra contextual justification.
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Yes.

(D) is also not totally impossible, though it needs some kind of extra contextual justification.
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How about option B? Is it acceptable?
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sitifanHow about option B? Is it acceptable?
When I answered "Yes" in my first reply, it was in answer to your question "Is option B also acceptable?"
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sitifan"What is he?" "He is _____."
(A) a poet and novelist (B) a poet and a novelist (C) poet and novelist (D) the poet and novelist
The answer to the above question is A. Is option B also acceptable?

C

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