The Man who would be King

I think if you want to use "the King" you need to say the country or whatever he will be king of..

But it's just a feeling, you'd better wait for the experts!:)

In the context of the story, totally wrong. Th story is about a specific man who wanted to become a king - it is "The Man [this particular and very specific man] who Would be King"

Jackson: «When you reply to my post, please look for mistakes in grammar, syntax or punctuation, and let me know of any suggestions you have.»

Would it be wrong if the article ''a'' or the was used in front of King?

(In Grammar terms: learn different types of conditionals)

Feebs: «In the context of the story, totally wrong. Th story is about a specific man who wanted to become a king - it is "The Man [this particular and very specific man] who Would be King"»

So what's wrong with "_The_ man who wants to be _a_ king"?

Thanks in advance!

To my knowledge, you don't use an article after, for example, the verb 'be' with posts and titles which only one person can have at a time.
Therefore, 'He is King' insted of 'He is a King'.

Thanks, Zerox, it's interesting.

I wanna be president! Hmmm.

Yes. There are certain verbs with which an article is omitted. With at least 'be, become, as, select, elect, make and appoint', there will be no article with words such as president, King and Queen. As a result, for example, 'As president I promise...' or 'I was appointed Mayor'. If, on the other hand, the post or title appears alone, a definite article is needed. That is, '*** save the King' or

Ant_222Jackson: «When you reply to my post, please look for mistakes in grammar, syntax or punctuation, and let me know of any suggestions you have.» Would it be wrong if the article ''a'' or the was used in front of King? (In Grammar terms: learn different types of conditionals)

Thanks, Ant.

«Hope you got it.»

Thank you, hope I did!