Question

1. They elected the girl captain of the team.

1-2. They elected the girl the captain of the team.

(Which one is correct? Do we have to use 'the'?)

2. Is the opposite of 'guilty' 'innocent'? What about 'unguilty' or 'inguilty'?

3. Is 'barber' sometimes called 'hairdresser'?

*He had the hairdresser cut his hair.
(In this sentence, does 'hairdresser' mean'barber'?)

4. Everybody calls him a liar.
Everyone calls him a liar.
All call him a liar.
(Are all grammatical?)

5. I found math interesting.
I found math to be interesting.
I found that math is interesting.
(Are all grammatical?)

6. He beheld the boy running in the mountain. (Is this OK?)

Answer 1

1. They elected the girl captain of the team.

1-2. They elected the girl the captain of the team.

(Which one is correct? Do we have to use 'the'?)
<b>Both are fine, but to me 1-2 is clearer: The girl was elected captain of the team.</b>

2. Is the opposite of 'guilty' 'innocent'? What about 'unguilty' or 'inguilty'?
<b>The correct word is "innocent." There are no such words as the others.</b>

3. Is 'barber' sometimes called 'hairdresser'?

*He had the hairdresser cut his hair.
(In this sentence, does 'hairdresser' mean'barber'?)
<b>Barbers are for men; hairdressers are mainly for women although they also cut men's hair at times.</b>

4. Everybody calls him a liar.
Everyone calls him a liar.
All call him a liar.
(Are all grammatical?)
<b>All three are grammatical, but the first two are most commonly used.</b>

5. I found math interesting.
I found math to be interesting.
I found that math is interesting.
(Are all grammatical?)
<b>All are grammatical, yes.</b>

6. He beheld the boy running in the mountain. (Is this OK?)
<b>It's almost OK. This is better: <i>He saw the boy running up the mountain.</i> (or <i>on the mountain)</b></i>