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Jigneshbharati Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

A fierce heat

The fire gave out a fierce heat.

see also white heat

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/heat_1?q=heat Why do we need "a" before "fierce heat" ? Is "heat" an uncountable noun?

  

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Jigneshbharati The fire gave out a fierce heat. The article denotes the specific kind of heat the fire produced. Compare with the non-count noun, heat : Prehistoric man discovered that a controlled fire could produce heat for warmth, cooking, and keeping wild beasts away from their camp.

  • Jigneshbharati The fire gave out a fierce heat.
  • The article denotes the specific kind of heat the fire produced.
  • Compare with the non-count noun, heat : Prehistoric man discovered that a controlled fire could produce heat for warmth, cooking, and keeping wild beasts away from their camp.
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JigneshbharatiThe fire gave out a fierce heat.

The article denotes the specific kind of heat the fire produced.


Compare with the non-count noun, heat:

Prehistoric man discovered that a controlled fire could produce heat for warmth, cooking, and keeping wild beasts away from their camp.

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