Question

Insert or Omit Articles where necessary:-
1. He preached the brotherhood of the man.
2. English is language of people of England.
3. The man is mortal.
4. Sun rises in east. ​

Answer 1

Answer:

A man is mortal. Generalization/

The man is mortal. A particular man.

Man is mortal. Generalization.

Explanation:

All three are correct sentences. They have different meanings.

Sentence 1 uses "a man" to mean "any person". In other sentences "a man" just means a person who was not mentioned before.

Sentence 2 uses "the man" to mean one specific man, who was mentioned in a previous sentence.

Sentence 3 uses "man" to mean "mankind; every human".

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