Predicative: Hewas an extremely boring fellow. Apposition: Hart, an uneasy nervous man,made a few sarcastic

Apposition: Hart, an uneasy nervous man, made a few sarcastic

remarks.

2) The definite article, in accordance with its individualizing
function, serves to show that the speaker or writer is referring to
a definite person or object. As a rule, the noun in this case has a
limiting attribute, e.g.

Predicative: Philip had been the hero of his childhood.
Apposition: Then Jack, the most impudent person there, in-
terrupted me.

In addition to this rule it should be mentioned that a noun in
apposition is also used with the definite article when the speaker
takes it for granted that the hearer knows the person in question,
e.g. "What is it, Maty?" "It's Mr Hooker, the newspaper editor,

he wants to see you."
As the invited entered the house they were greeted by Elsie,

the maid.
Erich Maria Remarque, the German-born anti-war writer,

said that his novels were successful because in them he told
"about a generation which had been destroyed by war in
spite of the fact that it escaped death."

3) Nouns used predicatively or in apposition may have no arti-
cle. This is found in the following cases:

a) when they denote a position (rank, state, post or occupation)
which is unique. Note that the noun in this case usually has an of
phrase attribute, e.g.
Predicative: Mike Slattery was chairman of the Republican

County committee.

Apposition: W. Carl Johnson, Superintendent of the School, re-
ceived me in his office.
Occasionally the definite article is also used in such cases, e.g.
Predicative: I think we all realize that Mr Passant has been the
leader of our group.
Apposition: So one day I took the opportunity to talk to Mr

Руке, the assistant director of the firm.

b) when they denote a relationship and stress is laid on the social
position of the person expressed by the subject (or the head-noun).
The noun is usually modified by an of-phrase in this case, e.g.
Predicative: Mrs Nelson was wife of the manager of the firm.

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