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#1 27-Nov-2012, 06:52The profession of the teacher / the profession of a teacher?
It's articles again.)
Which is correct?If I were a native speaker of English, I would never shut up. :-)
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#2 27-Nov-2012, 07:02Re: The profession of the teacher / the profession of a teacher?
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#3 27-Nov-2012, 07:13Re: The profession of the teacher / the profession of a teacher?
Thank you, 5jj! And what about the phrase "the son of a teacher"? If we only know that a person's father is a teacher (by profession), are both variants below correct?
He is a teacher's son. He is the son of a teacher.Last edited by englishhobby; 27-Nov-2012 at 08:42.
If I were a native speaker of English, I would never shut up. :-)
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#4 27-Nov-2012, 10:01Re: The profession of the teacher / the profession of a teacher?
Yes, they are correct.
Also 'His father is a teacher'.
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