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Tmn111 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Which article
I called an ambulance and after a while a(the?) doctor gave her first aid.
Which article is right?
Which article is right?
Top answer
Both are possible. According to the general rule, you would use "the" if the doctor had previously been mentioned or was otherwise already known to the reader or listener. If not then you would use "a".
- Both are possible.
- According to the general rule, you would use "the" if the doctor had previously been mentioned or was otherwise already known to the reader or listener.
- If not then you would use "a".
- This example doesn't seem to exactly fit this rule though.
- If (as seems to be the case here) there is likely to be only one doctor present or available, then "the" at first mention seems natural to me.
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Both are possible.
According to the general rule, you would use "the" if the doctor had previously been mentioned or was otherwise already known to the reader or listener. If not then you would use "a".
This example doesn't seem to exactly fit this rule though. If (as seems to be the case here) there is likely to be only one doctor present or available, then "the" at first menti
According to the general rule, you would use "the" if the doctor had previously been mentioned or was otherwise already known to the reader or listener. If not then you would use "a".
This example doesn't seem to exactly fit this rule though. If (as seems to be the case here) there is likely to be only one doctor present or available, then "the" at first menti
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Hi,
A couple more comments.
'First aid' is usually preliminary help given at the scene, eg of an accident. We usually don't speak of a doctor giving first aid, since they have the ability to give more comprehensive treatment.
Where I live, a doctor does not come with an ambulance.
Clive
A couple more comments.
'First aid' is usually preliminary help given at the scene, eg of an accident. We usually don't speak of a doctor giving first aid, since they have the ability to give more comprehensive treatment.
Where I live, a doctor does not come with an ambulance.
Clive
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In my country, before an ambulance arrives, two paramedics will rush on a motorcycle to the scene of the accident to render first aid before the arrrival of the ambulance. So I think the word is 'paramedic', not 'doctor'.
In other countries, a paramedic arrives at the accident scene in an ambulance. The following is the definition of the word.
A paramedic is a person whose trai
In other countries, a paramedic arrives at the accident scene in an ambulance. The following is the definition of the word.
A paramedic is a person whose trai
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