62.Indefinite article
He is  a  journalist.
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As  a   journalist, he has to respect certain rules of ethics.
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They are journalists.
As journalists, they
Mr Simpson,  a  member of the committee, told us that…
She makes $5,000  a  month.
She sees him twice  a  week.
She spends six hours a  week playing tennis.
This costs her $500 a   lesson.