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There is no indefinite article with the word "coffee" because "coffee" is an uncountable noun. However, you could say this: - Afternoon is the time I need a cup of coffee . The word "afternoon" does not have an
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I know I am responding to a very old post .. none the less I'd rather have my doubt cleared.
I understand that we use the indefinite articles with countable nouns however how is Fever considered to be countable?
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I don't like the use of it in your first sentence. I would say: I bet after a few visits you'll find those kind of places boring. Kind is an irregular plural in that expression according to many authoritative grammarians such as Otto
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There are whole books on this subject, so we cannot cover everything here. Basically, 'the' is used before a common noun which has been mentioned before in the conversation or is specific or is understood by the listener and speaker. 'A/an' is
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I am not a native speaker of English. My mother tongue is Japanese, and we have no Japanese word class that functions like the English definite article "the." Therefore, the indefinite article is one of the most difficult word classes to
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The amount is more important than the individual 1.5 million one-dollar bills/banknotes. In the same way: Two kilometres is enough. Five weeks was too much for me! You can even use the indefinite article with a plural: He spent a happy five day s
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Hi everybody! Why do we always use an indefinite article "a" before the word lie while necessarily definite article "the" before the word truth? Thanks a million!
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Hi. Thank you. Let me correct something what I said by saying that I didn't write a post on this topic (content) a few days ago but I am sure that I wrote it yesterday in your General Vocabulary & Idiom Questions section.
Anyway,
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Hi. When do we use the indefinite article "an" before the word "extraordinary"? In a religious context, what could be the deciding factor for using the phrase "possess extraordinary power" versus using the phrase
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Hi. I think when we use the word "power" with an indefinite article (in its countable form?), it refers to a nation. In a religious context, what does the countable form (as it seems) of the word "power" mean?
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