Only one?
Hi. Please tell me which is correct. Please see the underlined parts. There is one first and one last person in the contest.
1. It applies to the first and last people in the contest.
2. It applies to the first and the last people in the contest.
How about these? Again, there is one oldest and one youngest person.
1. It applies to the tallest and shortest people.
2. It applies to the tallest and the shortest people.
I'm sorry but help me with this, too. Does the underlined part with the definite article denote only one teacher of the kind? Thank you in advance for your help.
(Name) was the teacher of a whole generation of Antiochene thinkers.
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Anonymous There is one first and one last person Then use 'person', not 'people' in all cases. Anonymous Does the underlined part with the definite article denote only one teacher of the kind? No, not necessarily; it would depend upon context.
- Anonymous There is one first and one last person Then use 'person', not 'people' in all cases.
- Anonymous Does the underlined part with the definite article denote only one teacher of the kind?
- No, not necessarily; it would depend upon context.
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AnonymousThere is one first and one last person
Then use 'person', not 'people' in all cases.
Anonymous Does the underlined part with the definite article denote only one teacher of the kind?
No, not necessarily; it would depend upon context.
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