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Use of articles with proper nouns

§ 12. Names of persons.

  1. Names of persons are used without articles.

Sarie looked at Lanny and Celia. (Abrahams)

  1. Names denoting the whole family are used with the definite article.

The Dashwoods were now settled at Berton. (Auston)

  1. When names of persons are used to denote a representative of a family, the indefinite article is used.

Florence will never, never, never be a Dombey,” said Mrs. Chick. (Dickens)

  1. Names of persons modified by a particularizing attribute are used with the definite article.

You’re not the Andrew Manson I married. (Cronin)

The tall blond man of forty is not much changed in feature from the Godfrey Cass of six-and-twenty. (Eliot)

  • N.iiiir'. of persons used as common nouns take the article mi • • >t 11111 ' to the general rule on the use of articles.

Su Ithiu smiled and nodding at Bosinney said, “Why, you are

i|iilU‘ a Monte Cristo.” (Galsworthy)

Молut lins been called the Raphael of music.

(i Nouns denoting military ranks and titles such as academi- lliin. professor, doctor (both a profession and a title), count, lord, *h\ lullowed by names of persons do not take the article. In »lull cues only the proper noun is stressed: Colonel'Brown, I >' ч tor'Strong.

Common nouns denoting professions followed by names of per- «Щiv are generally used with the definite article. In this case liijth nouns are stressed.

The painter Gainsborough has left many fine pictures.

TN"|i- I lowrver if the name of a person is nearly always used with the com­mon noun denoting his profession, the word group becomes an indivis­ible unit and the article may be omitted: judge Brown.

  1. Nouns expressing relationship followed by names of persons tin iml take the article: Aunt Polly, Uncle James.

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She turned to Cousin Clixam. (Bennett)

Nouns expressing relationship not followed by a proper noun Mini tlie nouns nurse, cook, baby do not take the article when it < d by members of the family.

I'd like to see Mother,” said Emily. (Galsworthy)

  1. other people’s relations are meant, the article is used.

The son is as clever as the father.

  1. The use of articles with names of persons modified by ad- jf* lives is varied.

In most cases no article is used with names of persons modified hv I he adjectives old, young, poor, dear, little, honest, lazy.

... she is the widow of poor Giovanni Bolla ... (Voynich)

I le saw that old Chapin wanted to moralize a little. (Dreiser)

Wlii ii modified by other adjectives and participles names of річ ми, take the definite article.

lie thought Amelia worthy even of the brilliant George Osborne.

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I lie astonished Tom could not say a word.

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The thought that his adored daughter should learn of that old scandal hurt his pride too much. (Galsworthy)

She paused with an uneasy sense that instead of defending Katli she was providing ammunition against her. (Lindsay)

§ 17. Adverbial clauses.

  1. When an adverbial clause follows the principal clause, no stop is generally used. When it precedes the principal clause, it is separated from it by a comma.

The solicitor addressed me as he descended the stair (Ch. Bronte) He sank into a silence so profound that Aunt Hester began to be afraid he had fallen into a trance. (Galsworthy)

He drew the blanket over his head that he might not hear. (Voynich)

When Phyl called to see how Pearl was getting on, she found her still curled up sulkily in her arm-chair. (Lindsay)

Though I had now extinguished my candle and was laid down in bed, I could not sleep. (Ch. Bronte)