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Jigneshbharati Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

A framework

All prescribing, preparation, dispensing and administration of chemotherapy should be within a framework of safe practice.
I saw the above at Lung Chemotherapy protocols and prescriptions - Northern Cancer Alliance
Please explain the use of indefinite article "a" in "a framework of safe practice"
Shouldn't it be "the" as "framework" is modified by "of safe practice"?
I can't see the countability of the noun "framework".
  

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"Framework" is a count noun used here as head of an indefinite noun phrase. It's indefinite because it does not refer to a particular framework. The PP "of safe practice" is complement of "framework", not modifier.

— BillJ

  • "Framework" is a count noun used here as head of an indefinite noun phrase.
  • It's indefinite because it does not refer to a particular framework.
  • The PP "of safe practice" is complement of "framework", not modifier.
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"Framework" is a count noun used here as head of an indefinite noun phrase. It's indefinite because it does not refer to a particular framework.

The PP "of safe practice" is complement of "framework", not modifier.


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