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Who did the attitude of stepmother to the Sarah?

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jebonfikri

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I think the question is wrong because the answer is she was very bossy, greedy and arrogant. The appropriate question is "What was the attitude of stepmother to the Sarah?", I think. Am I right?

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Who did the attitude of stepmother to the Sarah?
I think the question is wrong because the answer is she was very bossy, greedy and arrogant. The appropriate question is "What was the attitude of stepmother to the Sarah?", I think. Am I right?


If I understand the question correctly, the form should be: "What was the attitude of the stepmother to Sarah?"
 

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Remember that we do not use the definite article before a person's name.
 

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Remember that we do not use the definite article before a person's name.

Very occasionally, we do, and sometimes it's not just the definite article.

A: Sarah is coming to my party on Saturday.
B: Is that the Sarah I met last week when I was with you?
A: Oh, no, that was another Sarah. This Sarah is a girl I went to university with.
 
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