mom beats me.

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Naeem Afzal

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Hi teachers,

Mom beats me.:cry: Is it correct or do I have to add an article?


Many thanks.
 

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Where would you have added an article?
 

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Before "mom" as "the/my".
 

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***Not a teacher or a native-speaker***

Before "mom" as "the/my".

As long as you refer to your own parents you don't use the article, you just say Mom or Dad (use capital letters).
 

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However, there is nothing wrong with "My mum/mom/mother beats me". Grammatically, I mean, not morally!
 

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