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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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questions on English article

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001. Do you have to place indefinite articles in front of the words 'gay' or 'madman'? Why or why not?02br
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00I have a pink shirt on and have pink glasses on. People will think of me as gay (a gay???) or if not, they will think of me as madman (a madman???). 02br
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002. Is this a case of using words/nouns in terms of what they represent?02br
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00Moon is to night as sun is to day.02br
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02br 00The word 'gay' is usually used as an adjective. 0-

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0 Hi Anon02br
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00The word 'gay' is usually used as an adjective. 02br
00"People will think of me as gay." --> 'gay' = adjective (People think, "You are gay.")02br
00"People will think of me as a gay." --> This would be using 'gay' as a noun.02br
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00The word 'madman' can only be used as a noun in
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0Can the word president be used as an adjective? I do not think so but it is widely used without an article. I believe there's another reason behind, could someone please point that out? Thanks!02br
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00Nicolas Sarkozy was inaugurated 01b00as president02b00 on Wednesday in a whirlwind of activity, shaking every hand he could find on the 0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Can the word president be used as an adjective? I do not think so but it is widely used without an article.02font00It suggests we are thinking of 'president' as a title. That's also why it is often capitalized.02br
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10I believe there's another reason behind12br
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10Nicolas Sarkozy was inaugurated 11b10as president12b10 on Wednesday in a whirlwind of activity, shaking every hand he could find on the 12br
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10If that sentence were to take an a
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10Can the word president be used as an adjective? I do not think so but it is widely used without an article. I believe there's another reason behind, could someone please point that out? Thanks!12br
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10Nicolas Sarkozy was inaugurated 11b10as president12b10 on Wednes
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