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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

a before an adverb

Hi, could anyone explain the first "a" in the following sentence, please?

"The Basha Tent is a essentially a tarp tent used by the British and Australian Armies."

I first thought it was a typo, but then I found many people use "a" in the same way, before an adverb. Is it an article? If so, why don't they use "an"? I'd also like to know the difference in the meaning from saying "... is essentially a tarp tent used by..."

Thank you.
  

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Anonymous could anyone explain the first "a" in the following sentence, please? It is a typo nevertheless. Anonymous I found many people use "a" in the same way, before an adverb.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous could anyone explain the first "a" in the following sentence, please?
  • It is a typo nevertheless.
  • Anonymous I found many people use "a" in the same way, before an adverb.
  • One article is OK; the determiner can precede adverbs modifying adjectives—but your example sentence has two articles.
  • Anonymous why don't they use "an"?
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Anonymouscould anyone explain the first "a" in the following sentence, please?
It is a typo nevertheless.
AnonymousI found many people use "a" in the same way, before an adverb.
One article is OK; the determiner can precede adverbs modifying adjectives—but your example sentence has two articles.
Anonymous
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Anonymous"The Basha Tent is a essentially a tarp tent used by the British and Australian Armies."
It is a mistake.
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Thank you, Mister Micawber and AlpheccaStars, for clarification.
I even thought it might be some kind of abbreviation because even some printed books by doctors have that mistakes, but now it's clear!
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