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Christanford Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary
a couple/ a kind
I was wondering if anyone could tell me what is different between "a couple" and "a couple of"?
I don't know when people mean "two" or "a few" when they use "a couple" either.
And what is the different between "a kind of" and "a kind of a" (both with a singular countable noun)?
Which one is correct?
What kind of a mother can't stand her own son?
What kind of mother can't stand her own son?
Thanks so much for helping
Any correction of my grammar would be very much appreciated.
Thanks again.
I don't know when people mean "two" or "a few" when they use "a couple" either.
And what is the different between "a kind of" and "a kind of a" (both with a singular countable noun)?
Which one is correct?
What kind of a mother can't stand her own son?
What kind of mother can't stand her own son?
Thanks so much for helping
Any correction of my grammar would be very much appreciated.
Thanks again.
Top answer
Of is required after a couple if a noun follows: I saw a couple of boys there. The sentence is incorrect without of. The article (a) is optional after kind of .
- Of is required after a couple if a noun follows: I saw a couple of boys there.
- The sentence is incorrect without of.
- The article (a) is optional after kind of .
- There is no difference in meaning: What kind of [a ] mother can't stand her own son?
- CB
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Of is required after a couple if a noun follows:
I saw a couple of boys there.
The sentence is incorrect without of. The article (a) is optional after kind of. There is no difference in meaning:
What kind of [a ] mother can't stand her own son?
CB
I saw a couple of boys there.
The sentence is incorrect without of. The article (a) is optional after kind of. There is no difference in meaning:
What kind of [a ] mother can't stand her own son?
CB
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