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When asking someone whether he's student or not, should I use an article before the noun?
For example:
Are you student or Are you a student?
Are you policeman or Are you a policeman?
Are you teacher or Are you a teacher?
I know that we use articles in declarative sentences, but I am not sure about interrogative sentences.
“Student”, “policeman”, and “teacher” are singular count nouns describing what someone is or what job they do. We use the indefinite article in such situations. E.g. “Are you a student?”, etc.
To add to the previous answer, if you are talking about a specific student, then use the (definite article) instead of a (indefinite article) Eg.
Are you the student that got the highest marks in the examination?
