He treats her as property rather than an autonomous being.
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He treats her as property rather than autonomous being.
Which of the above sentences is correct and why?
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Property is a mass (non-count) noun and does not take an article. Autonomous being is a countable noun and should have an article. In this case, a generic reference to such a thing requires the indefinite article. – Andrew Leach Jun 14 '19 at 10:47
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I would further say that, stylistically and for clarity, the as should be repeated: he treats her as property rather than as an* autonomous being.* – Jason Bassford Jun 14 '19 at 17:21