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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Hi,

Are these sentences correct? All the entences communicate a general observation; they do not refer to any specific teacher and students. Is it grammatically correct to use the word 'teacher' with an indefinite article when we are mentioning this person for the second time, and we are communicating a general observation which doesn't have to refer to any particular teacher? Hope you get my point. Thank you for replying.

A) Being a teacher requires certain qualities. A teacher as an important person in students' lives influences their interests in the lectured subject. Students must be sure that their master is competent.

B) Another crucial quality of a teacher is competence. A teacher is responsible for instilling respect for knowledge.

C) Often in school some students try to provoke a teacher.

D) A child brought up with the siblings is more used to competing.
  

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Anonymous All the s entences communicate a general observation; they do not refer to any specific teacher and students. The use of 'any' is correct here, if that's part of your question. ________________________ A) Being a teacher requires certain qualities.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous All the s entences communicate a general observation; they do not refer to any specific teacher and students.
  • The use of 'any' is correct here, if that's part of your question.
  • ________________________ A) Being a teacher requires certain qualities.
  • A teacher as an important person in students' lives influences their interests in the lectured subject.
  • Students must be sure that their master is competent.
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AnonymousAll the sentences communicate a general observation; they do not refer to any specific teacher and students.
The use of 'any' is correct here, if that's part of your question.
________________________

A) Being a teacher requires certain qualities. A teacher as an important person in students' liv
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Thank you. I have one more question. Would there be any difference in meaning if I used 'the' insead of 'a' in the highlighted portions? I alo want to communicate a general observation without refering to any specific situation.

A) Being a teacher requires certain qualities. The teacher as an important person in students' lives influences their interests in the lectured subject. St
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AnonymousWould there be any difference in meaning if I used 'the' insead of 'a' in the highlighted portions?
Not really. The context is such that a generalized idea of 'teacher' will be understood either way in A and B. I would keep 'a' in those.

The meaning changes only slightly in C. In fact 'the' may be a little better there. In this case 'teac
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I'm not sure if I understand you correctly, I can use both 'a' and 'the' in A and B? What's the any reason you would prefer 'a' over 'the' in A and B?
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AnonymousWhat's the any reason you would prefer 'a' over 'the' in A and B?
I think 'a' is more usual for indicating a general idea.

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