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Believer Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
a bit of something
Hi,
I have some questions on this. Please answer these.
Would you say what comes after the underlined phrases need not be concerned with the issue of putting articles before the nonns that come after them?
1. a kind of watermelon/pencil
2. a typeof watermelon/pencil
3. a form of watermelon/pencil
4. a sort of watermelon/pencil
Then, if I want to use the phrase 'a piece' or 'a part', the air of awkwardness seeps in, at least to me:
a slice of watermelon/pencil
a part of watermelon/pencil
and it has to be, to me, this: a slice/part of a/the watermelon or pencil
But if I want to use a noun tha is variable or uncountable (I think that is what it is called) the awkwardness more or less dissipates, at least to me:
a slice (or 'part' or 'a part') of apple/happiness
Why is that?
I have some questions on this. Please answer these.
Would you say what comes after the underlined phrases need not be concerned with the issue of putting articles before the nonns that come after them?
1. a kind of watermelon/pencil
2. a typeof watermelon/pencil
3. a form of watermelon/pencil
4. a sort of watermelon/pencil
Then, if I want to use the phrase 'a piece' or 'a part', the air of awkwardness seeps in, at least to me:
a slice of watermelon/pencil
a part of watermelon/pencil
and it has to be, to me, this: a slice/part of a/the watermelon or pencil
But if I want to use a noun tha is variable or uncountable (I think that is what it is called) the awkwardness more or less dissipates, at least to me:
a slice (or 'part' or 'a part') of apple/happiness
Why is that?
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<< 1. a kind of watermelon/pencil 2. a typeof watermelon/pencil 3.
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- a kind of watermelon/pencil 2.
- a typeof watermelon/pencil 3.
- a form of watermelon/pencil 4.
- a sort of watermelon/pencil With these four, you may occasionally hear a kind (type, form, sort) of a watermelon (pencil) , but your version above is more or less standard.
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1. a kind of watermelon/pencil
2. a typeof watermelon/pencil
3. a form of watermelon/pencil
4. a sort of watermelon/pencil
With these four, you may occasionally hear a kind (type, form, sort) of a watermelon (pencil), but your version above is more or less standard.
1. a kind of watermelon/pencil
2. a typeof watermelon/pencil
3. a form of watermelon/pencil
4. a sort of watermelon/pencil
With these four, you may occasionally hear a kind (type, form, sort) of a watermelon (pencil), but your version above is more or less standard.
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Slices (and pieces) of food cut from a larger amount follow this pattern:
a [slice / piece] of [-- / the] [pie / cake / watermelon / meat] (always non-countable)
Use the in the formula above if the pie, cake, watermelon, or meat has already been mentioned in the conversation and you are specifically referring to the same pie, cake, watermelon, or meat as befo
a [slice / piece] of [-- / the] [pie / cake / watermelon / meat] (always non-countable)
Use the in the formula above if the pie, cake, watermelon, or meat has already been mentioned in the conversation and you are specifically referring to the same pie, cake, watermelon, or meat as befo
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a part of can be followed by the whole range of possible articles. (a(n), the, or no article.)
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