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New Hope Posted 10 years ago
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the word "great" before a name
While writing the word "great" before somebody's name, do we need to write "the" before "great"? For example, the great scientist Newton, the great philosopher Aristotle, etc.
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It's not so much about the adjective "great"; the article is usually needed because of the singular, countable nouns "philosopher" or "scientist."
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New HopeWhile writing the word "great" before somebody's name, do we need to write "the" before "great"?Yes. Even though we don't put "the" in front of names, we use it in those expressions.
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