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Future332 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
1st time OR for *the* 1st time
Which of the following is correct and most importantly why?
Describe an occasion you ate a kind of food for the first time.OR
Describe an occasion you ate a kind of food for first time.
Thanks.
Describe an occasion you ate a kind of food for the first time.OR
Describe an occasion you ate a kind of food for first time.
Thanks.
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for the first time is correct. you almost always need a particle in front of nouns (the adjective "first" is attached to the noun "time"), which one differs. "the car", "a car", etc.
- for the first time is correct.
- you almost always need a particle in front of nouns (the adjective "first" is attached to the noun "time"), which one differs.
- "the car", "a car", etc.
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for the first time is correct.
you almost always need a particle in front of nouns (the adjective "first" is attached to the noun "time"), which one differs.
"the car", "a car", etc.
you almost always need a particle in front of nouns (the adjective "first" is attached to the noun "time"), which one differs.
"the car", "a car", etc.
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Describe an occasion on which you ate a certain kind of food for the first time.
The article is required because "time" is used here as a singular countable noun.
The article is required because "time" is used here as a singular countable noun.
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schultzvia13you almost always need a particle in front of nounsArticle, not particle. You usually need an article in front of singular countable nouns, not all nouns.
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