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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

King Vs Queen (capitalised)

0Shall I capitalised or use as a small letter?02br
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00(a) The king and queen is kind to the poor.02br
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00(b) The King and Queen are kind.02br
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00(c) The king and the / a queen are rich and kind. 0-
  

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02font 02br 02br 01font 00(c) The king and 01b 00(the) 01del 00 / a02del 02b 00 queen are rich and kind. 02font 02br 02br 00You seem to be speaking of a specific King and Queen, so you are using the words as titles. 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00(c) The king and 01b 00(the) 01del 00 / a02del 02b 00 queen are rich and kind.
  • 02font 02br 02br 00You seem to be speaking of a specific King and Queen, so you are using the words as titles.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Shall I capitalised or use as a small letter?02font02br
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0 (a) The king and queen is kind to the poor.02br
00>>The King and Queen are kind to the poor02br
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00(b) The King and Queen are kind.>>sounds ok02br
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00(c) The king and Queen are rich and kind. 0-
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0So, do you mean , capitalise or small letter is acceptable? 0-
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0You are referring to a specific king and a specific queen, using "King" and "Queen" as titles, so you could capitalize them.0-
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0So, if i'm not referring to the specific King or Queen, I can use small letter, am I right? 0-
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0If you are not referring to a specific king or queen, you SHOULD use the lower-case letter.0-
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0 But if he were speaking generally, he'd also need to use the plural forms and omit the articles, right? 01font00(Kings and queens are01b00 02b00kind01span00 ... etc.)02span02br
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00PS: Please, Vincent, wait for a reply from a native speaker. 0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00But if he were speaking generally, he'd also need to use the plural forms and omit the articles, right? (Kings and queens are01b00 02b00kind00 01font00... etc.) 02font00That's certainly the most likely approack.02font02br
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