A further update
I will provide a further update at the end of Monday. Thank you for your patience whilst we complete the required remedial works.
I received the above in my email today.
Is "update" in the given sense a noncount and therefore "the" should be used?
What would the sentence mean with or without "the" if the given sentence is correct?
Top answer
"I will provide a further update" is correct. "update" is a countable noun. "I will provide the further update" is possible if the reader already knows that the further update is due.
- "I will provide a further update" is correct.
- "update" is a countable noun.
- "I will provide the further update" is possible if the reader already knows that the further update is due.
- "I will provide further update" is not possible.
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"I will provide a further update" is correct. "update" is a countable noun.
"I will provide the further update" is possible if the reader already knows that the further update is due.
"I will provide further update" is not possible. Since "update" is a singular countable noun, it always requires a determiner (outside any special idiomatic cases, and outside note-form English, headl
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