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Jigneshbharati Posted 6 years ago
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A good understanding

The patient has a good understanding of rotating her injection sites and safe disposal of sharps.These is my own sentence.Is indefinite article "a" before "good understanding" correct? I can't decide how can "understanding" be countable. Isn't understanding uncountable or abstract noun?
  

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Is indefinite article "a" before "good understanding" correct? I can't decide how can "understanding" be countable. Isn't understanding uncountable or abstract noun?

  • Is indefinite article "a" before "good understanding" correct?
  • I can't decide how can "understanding" be countable.
  • Isn't understanding uncountable or abstract noun?
  • We often use 'a' (or 'an') before an adjective-plus-noun combination, even if the noun is uncountable .
  • It's the presence of the adjective that allows the 'a' (or 'an').
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Jigneshbharati The patient has a good understanding of rotating her injection sites and safe disposal of sharps.These is my own sentence.Is indefinite article "a" before "good understanding" correct? I can't decide how can "understanding" be countable. Isn't understanding uncountable or abstract noun?

We often use 'a' (or 'an') before an adjective-plus-noun

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