the

Hi,

Both are OK. There is little or no difference.

Best wishes, Clive

Hello (Sir, Clive)

If there is littele difference then I want to know the diffrence.

Hi again,

Please just call me Clive.

1. And so Arthur became king of Britain. This sounds like a 'job title'.

2. And so Arthur became the king of Britain. This sounds more specific, eg the king of Britain, not the king of France or Spain.

Best wishes, Clive

Edited. Incorrect thread.

Hanuman_2000Hello,

1. And so Arthur became king of Britain.

2. And so Arthur became the king of Britain.

Which one is correct?

The first sentence is from a text book.

Hi Hanuman

The use of articles is anything but consistent in English. There can be only one king, queen, prime minister etc. at a

But what about when using "became"? Article or not?

MilkyBut what about when using "became"? Article or not?

Hi Milky

Sorry, I forgot that. Since you are a native speaker of English, I should think that your ear tells you: zero article with become:

He became king of England after his father.

As Clive said earlier, many native speakers do use the article at least in some of the

From the BNC: http://view.byu.edu/x3.asp?s=n&w3=became&c3=&w4=king&c4= King 90 Became the king 4

Number 1 should have "king" capitalised.

Cool BreezeThe use of articles is anything but consistent in English. There can be only one king, queen, prime minister etc. at a time. A non-native speaker would think that's a good enough reason to use the definite article, but no, natives leave out the article especially after some verbs such as elect, make, appoint and be:

He was m