ESL General English Grammar Questions

Re: What's "a" is it an adjective?

Anonymous — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:50:25 GMT

Re: What's "a" is it an adjective?

kitkattail — Tue, 02 Sep 2003 02:53:59 GMT

I think our Guest merely meant to ask what "a." stands for when it's an abbreviation of something, to which I must answer that it depends on the context. Where did you find it?

Re: What's "a" is it an adjective?

Mike in Japan — Tue, 02 Sep 2003 00:26:20 GMT

This has also been discussed recently in the thread Adjective or not
It makes good reading.

Re: What's "a" is it an adjective?

Raul — Mon, 01 Sep 2003 22:36:09 GMT

Hi. Formally, it's an indefinite article (a man = any man). Compare to "the", which is a definite article: the man on the corner (no other man). Now, it can be considered a preposition only in informal speech when replacing "of": sorta sad (sort of sad) or a kinda mess (a kind of mess).

(By the way, I'm new to the Forum)

What's "a" is it an adjective?

Guest — Mon, 01 Sep 2003 16:57:57 GMT

What does a. stand for? Is it adjective?