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Jigneshbharati Posted 8 years ago
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A government investigation
A government investigation has revealed that Nirav, wanted in Rs 13,578 crore Punjab National Bank fraud, after fleeing from Hong Kong in February, stayed in London for a month before finally travelling to New York.
I read the above in the Times of India.
Please explain the use of indefinite article "a" before the phrase "government (an adjective)investigation"?
I read the above in the Times of India.
Please explain the use of indefinite article "a" before the phrase "government (an adjective)investigation"?
I though investigation is noncount or mass noun as we can't see it
I find it hard to identify if a given noun has a countable or uncountable sense.
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Jigneshbharati I though t " investigation " was is a noncount or mass noun as we can't see it. You are mixing two ways of classifying nouns. Noncount means you can't count it.
- Jigneshbharati I though t " investigation " was is a noncount or mass noun as we can't see it.
- You are mixing two ways of classifying nouns.
- Noncount means you can't count it.
- Abstract means you can't see it.
- an investigation / two investigations / three investigations — countable CJ
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JigneshbharatiI thought "investigation" wasisa noncount or mass noun as we can't see it.
You are mixing two ways of classifying nouns.
Noncount means you can't count it.
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