Read the following sentence carefully and answer the given question : "The Captain and Coach of the hockey team attended the press conference". What is the status of captain and coach in the sentence ?
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Read the following sentence carefully and answer the given question : "The Captain and Coach of the hockey team attended the press conference". What is the status of captain and coach in the sentence ?
1: Captain and Coach are two different persons
2: Captain and Coach is the same person
3: Captain and Coach are enemies of each other
4: Captain and Coach are friends
अचूक उत्तर: पर्याय (२) Captain and Coach is the same person
स्पष्टीकरण:
उपपद (Article) आणि जोडनामांचा नियम:
तपशीलवार विश्लेषण:
१.
नियम: जेव्हा दोन हुद्दे किंवा पदे 'and' ने जोडलेली असतात आणि फक्त पहिल्या पदापूर्वी 'The' हे निश्चित उपपद वापरलेले असते (*The Captain and Coach*), तेव्हा ते दोन्ही हुद्दे एकाच व्यक्तीचे (one and the same person) असतात.
२.
जर ते दोन भिन्न व्यक्ती असते, तर दोन्ही नामांपूर्वी 'The' आले असते:
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*The Captain and the Coach* = दोन स्वतंत्र व्यक्ती.
३.
विधानात फक्त पहिल्या नामापूर्वी 'The' असल्याने Captain आणि Coach ही एकच व्यक्ती आहे.
त्यामुळे पर्याय (२) हे अचूक उत्तर आहे.
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Article Rule for Persons:
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*The Director and Producer has arrived.* (एकच व्यक्ती - Singular)
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*The Director and the Producer have arrived.* (दोन वेगवेगळ्या व्यक्ती - Plural)
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English Explanation / स्पष्टीकरण:
Correct Answer: Option (2) Captain and Coach is the same person
Explanation:
The question tests the syntactic role of articles before coordinate nouns.
Detailed Analysis:
1.
Grammar Rule: When two nouns referring to roles or titles are connected by 'and' and the definite article *the* is placed only before the first noun (*The Captain and Coach*), they refer to one and the same person.
2.
If two distinct individuals were intended, the article would be repeated before each noun (*The Captain and the Coach*).
3.
Therefore, 'Captain and Coach' denotes a single individual fulfilling both responsibilities.
Hence, Option (2) is correct.
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📌 MPSC Exam Tip:
Single article = Single individual (*The Secretary and Treasurer is present*).
Double article = Two individuals (*The Secretary and the Treasurer are present*).