Newscaster vs. newsagent

[KYTTIE]

Test No. incompl/elem-23 "On TV tonight", question 7

This will be read by the very pretty ......... Penny Lane.

(a) newsagent
(b) newscaster
(c) newsbringer
(d) newspaper

Test No. incompl/elem-23 "On TV tonight", answer 7

This will be read by the very pretty newscaster Penny Lane.

Correct answer: (b) newscaster

Your answer was: incorrect
This will be read by the very pretty newsagent Penny Lane.
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Hi Alan,
What's the difference between "newsagent", "newsbringer", "newscaster"?
Thank you
KYTTIE

[Alan]

Newsagent is a shop/person selling newspapers - newsbringer is an oldfashioned word used say in Roman times when people carried messages from one king to another - newscaster is someone who reads the news on TV.
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[LarryJCP]

Excellent! It's a very interesting answer!

[Filcanlas]

Hi Alan

Thank you for your answers about newsagent, newsbringer, and newscaster, it's clear!

[Vara]

hi alan,
why is here " by the very pretty, it can be "by a very pretty" what is appropriate usage here?

[Torsten]

Hi Vara,

You need the definite article 'the' here because the phrase refers to one specific person -- Penny Lane.

By the way, please remember to capitalize the beginning of a sentence and names such as Alan.

Many thanks,
Torsten
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