Example: I am a cop or I am cop?
Can you also tell me when 'a'/an' is unnecessary in a sentence?
"I am a cop". "cop" is a singular countable noun, so it needs an article or other determiner.
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"I am a cop".
"cop" is a singular countable noun, so it needs an article or other determiner.