Hello everyone,
the most problems I experience when writing texts in English have to do with what article, if any, I should use. I have always been told that it is articles that show the reader whether the text was written by a native or a non-native speaker. I would appreciate your help on the following:
I am compiling a list of companies, where every name is followed by a short description of the services the company provides.
JSC "Marketing Communications"
the/a national communications company, providing services in the area of integrated marketing communications
I am very much inclined to put an indefinite article here. Would that be 100% correct? This company is not the only national communications company, and not everyone would know its name.
(and should it be "communication company" or "communicationS company"?)
Another confusing abstract (from an opinion statement for a university class):
One text was written by S.S., an image strategist, while the author of the other one is a professional musician E.H.
My professor corrected it: while the author of the other one is xax professional musician E.H.
The dress code advocate S. emphasises that employees reflect the image of the enterprise.
Corrected: xThex dress code advocate S.
Could you point me to a relevant rule?
Thanks in advance for all your answers!
the most problems I experience when writing texts in English have to do with what article, if any, I should use. I have always been told that it is articles that show the reader whether the text was written by a native or a non-native speaker. I would appreciate your help on the following:
I am compiling a list of companies, where every name is followed by a short description of the services the company provides.
JSC "Marketing Communications"
the/a national communications company, providing services in the area of integrated marketing communications
I am very much inclined to put an indefinite article here. Would that be 100% correct? This company is not the only national communications company, and not everyone would know its name.
(and should it be "communication company" or "communicationS company"?)
Another confusing abstract (from an opinion statement for a university class):
One text was written by S.S., an image strategist, while the author of the other one is a professional musician E.H.
My professor corrected it: while the author of the other one is x
The dress code advocate S. emphasises that employees reflect the image of the enterprise.
Corrected: x
Could you point me to a relevant rule?
Thanks in advance for all your answers!
JSC Marketing Communications
a national communications company providing services in integrated marketing communications
I am very much inclined to put an indefinite article here. Would that be 100% correct?-- Yes
One text was written by S.S., an image strategist, while the author of the other is E.H., a professional musician.
S, a/the dress code advocate, emphasises that employees reflect the image of the enterprise.
Could you point me to a relevant rule?-- Use 'the' if there is only one, or only one famous one whom everyone should know, or if the entity has been previously mentioned as having that characteristic. Otherwise, use 'a'.
a national communications company providing services in integrated marketing communications
I am very much inclined to put an indefinite article here. Would that be 100% correct?-- Yes
One text was written by S.S., an image strategist, while the author of the other is E.H., a professional musician.
S, a/the dress code advocate, emphasises that employees reflect the image of the enterprise.
Could you point me to a relevant rule?-- Use 'the' if there is only one, or only one famous one whom everyone should know, or if the entity has been previously mentioned as having that characteristic. Otherwise, use 'a'.
Comments
And thanks again for the time you spend answering my questions!
1. JSC Marketing Communications, a national communications company, providing services in the area of integrated marketing communications
· Yes, absolutely, the indefinite article is correct here for the reason you stated—This is not the only national communications company.
· You should refer to the company as a “communications” company. COMMUNICATIONS refers to the business of broadcasting or reporting and the technology that goes with it. COMMUNICATION is a generic term for the process of passing information from one person to another.
· I might also suggest eliminating the word “communications” in the appositive to the company name to avoid repetition. It would read more smoothly as “JSC Marketing Communications, a national company that provides services in the area of integrated marketing communications.”
2. In your other two examples, as written, I could not see a different between the original and the corrected version. Did I misunderstand your question?