Is this sentence OK?
What are the parts that are not idiomatic?It's impossible to know what "OK" means there. Is is grammatical? Technically, yes. Is it weird? Definitely!
It is not!Is is grammatical? Technically, yes.
Are there any restrictions as to which title nouns can be placed before proper names?
So, one can say "Reverent Johnson", "Carpenter Johnson", "Teacher Johnson", "Assistant Johnson", "Patient Johnson", etc.?Yes. Only when the noun is a title. None of your examples use titles. Obviously, 'cat' is not a title.
Would the article "the" before these change your verdict?It is not!
Neighbour John is just about possible; cat Whiskers, pharmacy GBN and car Mercedes are not.
So, one can say "Reverent Johnson", "Carpenter Johnson", "Teacher Johnson", "Assistant Johnson", "Patient Johnson", etc.?
Would the article "the" before these change your verdict?
So "the organization Greenpeace", "the ballet Swan Lake", "the novel Don Quixote", "the cheese Camembert" are wrong?I'll answer for Piscean: No.
So "the organization Greenpeace", "the ballet Swan Lake", "the novel Don Quixote", "the cheese Camembert" are wrong?
It depends on the context. You'll need to put all of those into their own individual sentences in order for us to comment.So "the organization Greenpeace", "the ballet Swan Lake", "the novel Don Quixote", "the cheese Camembert" are wrong?
My neighbour, John, saw a local cat, Whiskers, near the GBN pharmacy. There was a Mercedes parked nearby/outside.Is this sentence ok:
Neighbour John saw cat Whiskers near pharmacy GBN when car Mercedes was there.
I thought that it would be pretty ovbvious that, unless mentioned otherwise, the author is the poster.Who wrote it? If you did, why?
@Uncanny It is not always obvious.
I thought that it would be pretty obvious that, unless mentioned otherwise, the author is the poster.
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