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Chenyincheng Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Indefinite article
Hi all
Which ones are correct?
They are father and son.
Theay are a father and a son.
They are cat and dog.
They are a cat and a dog.
They are waiter and waitress
They are a waiter and a waitress.
Thanks a lot
Which ones are correct?
They are father and son.
Theay are a father and a son.
They are cat and dog.
They are a cat and a dog.
They are waiter and waitress
They are a waiter and a waitress.
Thanks a lot
Top answer
Dear friend, the zero article is often used with parallel structures like X and Y , where X and Y are identical or contrasting nouns: chenyincheng They are father and son. - correct ; The a y are a father and a son. - correct, but I see it as less preferable given the idiomaticness of the first construction chenyincheng They are cat and dog.
- Dear friend, the zero article is often used with parallel structures like X and Y , where X and Y are identical or contrasting nouns: chenyincheng They are father and son.
- - correct ; The a y are a father and a son.
- - correct, but I see it as less preferable given the idiomaticness of the first construction chenyincheng They are cat and dog.
- - correct as an idiom: 'on hostile terms with each other' ; They are a cat and a dog.
- - otherwise correct chenyincheng They are waiter and waitress They are a waiter and a waitress.
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Dear friend,
the zero article is often used with parallel structures like X and Y, where X and Y are identical or contrasting nouns:
the zero article is often used with parallel structures like X and Y, where X and Y are identical or contrasting nouns:
chenyinchengThey are father and son. - correct;
Theay are a father and a son. - correct, but I see it as less preferable given the idiomaticness of the first construction
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