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JungKim Posted 14 years ago
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He is senior at College.
(1) He became a senior at College.
(2) He became the president.
(3) He became the treasurer.
In (1) can you omit a in front of senior?
In (2) and (3), can you omit the in front of president/treasurer?
How do you know if an article is omissible? Is there a general rule?
(2) He became the president.
(3) He became the treasurer.
In (1) can you omit a in front of senior?
In (2) and (3), can you omit the in front of president/treasurer?
How do you know if an article is omissible? Is there a general rule?
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(1) He became a senior at college . (2) He became (the) president. (3) He became (the) treasurer.
- (1) He became a senior at college .
- (2) He became (the) president.
- (3) He became (the) treasurer.
- -- No.
- - - Yes How do you know if an article is omissible?
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(1) He became a senior at college.
(2) He became (the) president.
(3) He became (the) treasurer.
In (1) can you omit a in front of senior?-- No.
In (2) and (3), can you omit the in front of president/treasurer?-- Yes
How do you know if an article is omissible? Is there a general rule?-- It is n
(2) He became (the) president.
(3) He became (the) treasurer.
In (1) can you omit a in front of senior?-- No.
In (2) and (3), can you omit the in front of president/treasurer?-- Yes
How do you know if an article is omissible? Is there a general rule?-- It is n
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Hi Micawber,
Thanks for your response.
So you can't say "He became teacher at the high school."?
But you can say "He became principal at the high school."?
Is it a requirement that there is only one of them for the noun to qualify for this omissibility?
Plus, where can I find a fairly comprehensive list of such nouns?
Regards,
Jung
Thanks for your response.
So you can't say "He became teacher at the high school."?
But you can say "He became principal at the high school."?
Is it a requirement that there is only one of them for the noun to qualify for this omissibility?
Plus, where can I find a fairly comprehensive list of such nouns?
Regards,
Jung
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Is it a requirement that there is only one of them for the noun to qualify for this omissibility?-- No, I just mentioned that in passing. He became senator in 1996, for instance, is fine. I think it is more an idiomatic thing, Jung.
Plus, where can I find a fairly comprehensive list of such nouns?-- I haven't seen one, sorry.
Plus, where can I find a fairly comprehensive list of such nouns?-- I haven't seen one, sorry.
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