Is the lady the owner? is the man the criminal? in both these examples we suppose we know the lady and the man, or we would use that instead of the

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Is the answer below the best answer. Yes the question seems a little broad. Is A B? "the" is the definitve article. It means you know a specific one you are talking about. . As Robert says, if we didn't know we would write Is that lady the owner (of this car). But, if we all know which lady we are talking about, we write Is the lady the owner? . The second "the" means similarly, there must be just one specific answer we know we are talking about. . If there are many club members we get Is the lady a member? . Or in general any lawyer; Is the lady a lawyer? . Or if we know we want a specific lawyer that we are waiting for; Is the lady the laywer. . Robert's example, "owner" tends to be just one, so; Is the lady the owner? . So; Is <specific, understood which> A the B?