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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Indefinite article
Hello,
I saw this in a book:
His conduct as abusive father, restless womanizer and inveterate gambler endeared him to few in the town.
Why no article before "abusive"? I would write "as AN abusive father . . ." Wouldn't that be better? Thank you.
I saw this in a book:
His conduct as abusive father, restless womanizer and inveterate gambler endeared him to few in the town.
Why no article before "abusive"? I would write "as AN abusive father . . ." Wouldn't that be better? Thank you.
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Anonymous Why no article before "abusive"? I would write "as AN abusive father . " Wouldn't that be better?
- Anonymous Why no article before "abusive"?
- I would write "as AN abusive father .
- " Wouldn't that be better?
- Not necessarily.
- As written, these noun phrases seem like roles (as in TV dramas, or literature) that he played.
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AnonymousWhy no article before "abusive"? I would write "as AN abusive father . . ." Wouldn't that be better?Not necessarily.
As written, these noun phrases seem like roles (as in TV dramas, or literature) that he played.
The determiner that would best paraphrase the sentence would be "the."
His conduct as the abusive father, re
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