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Mr02077 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Which noun should article follow?

Here is the text:

"Get warehouse data" button will be rendered here.
__ button click should invoke an API call.

"A button click" or "the button click" - the button is already known, while click is any click.
Which of the two should article match with?

Thank you
  

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The "Get warehouse data" button will be rendered here. A button click should invoke an API call.

  • The "Get warehouse data" button will be rendered here.
  • A button click should invoke an API call.
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The "Get warehouse data" button will be rendered here.
A button click should invoke an API call.
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Is it the general rule - that article follows the main word in the group?
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mr02077Is it the general rule - that article follows the main word in the group?
In the case of straight "noun + noun" combinations like "button click", yes.

In other phrases, not necessarily. For example, in "the man's appearance", the head noun is "appearance" yet the article is attached to "man".

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