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Zazzex Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
"a kind of car" or "a kind of a car"?
Q. How to use "kind of something" phrase correctly?
Which is correct? And why?
A. He has one kind of car.
B. He has one kind of a car.
Which is correct? And why?
A. He has one kind of car.
B. He has one kind of a car.
Top answer
"Kind" means type or class, which is just a unit of a logical division, so your sentences sound a bit strange to me. You can say:«Truck is a kind of vehicle», and «Hatchback is a kind of car». It absolutely OK not to use the definite article before "vehicle" and "car" because these nouns do not refer to any specific vehicle or car.
- "Kind" means type or class, which is just a unit of a logical division, so your sentences sound a bit strange to me.
- You can say:«Truck is a kind of vehicle», and «Hatchback is a kind of car».
- It absolutely OK not to use the definite article before "vehicle" and "car" because these nouns do not refer to any specific vehicle or car.
- They mean the "generic" vehicle (and car).
- Anton
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"Kind" means type or class, which is just a unit of a logical division, so your sentences sound a bit strange to me.
You can say:«Truck is a kind of vehicle», and «Hatchback is a kind of car». It absolutely OK not to use the definite article before "vehicle" and "car" because these nouns do not refer to any specific vehicle or car. They mean the "generic" vehicle (and car).
Anto
You can say:«Truck is a kind of vehicle», and «Hatchback is a kind of car». It absolutely OK not to use the definite article before "vehicle" and "car" because these nouns do not refer to any specific vehicle or car. They mean the "generic" vehicle (and car).
Anto
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zazzex,
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"Kind" in your sentence can mean "type".
Sentence A can be ambiguous after reading question B. Do you mean "he has a one-of-a-k
We are glad to help with any questions posted here. More often than not, you may get a more defined answer from Google which will give you a rundown of all the usages and meaning of a single word.
"Kind" in your sentence can mean "type".
Sentence A can be ambiguous after reading question B. Do you mean "he has a one-of-a-k
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Hello Anton,
If I don't have to use an article for generic use of a noun, not specifying one,
then can I say "I want to learn computer."(not a computer)?
I also read in another thread as follows:
"Girls are usually afraid of cockroach." Plural is not typically needed because you are referring cockroach as a collective noun.
The
If I don't have to use an article for generic use of a noun, not specifying one,
then can I say "I want to learn computer."(not a computer)?
I also read in another thread as follows:
"Girls are usually afraid of cockroach." Plural is not typically needed because you are referring cockroach as a collective noun.
The
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Thanks, Goodman
I am sorry for asking many questions.
I use dictionaries, but they often lack examples and explanations.
I know google is a search website, but I didn't know what I can do with it as you said.
I often use google, but it returns millions of similar results, many of which are not what I want.
Also, I am not sure whether the expressions a
I am sorry for asking many questions.
I use dictionaries, but they often lack examples and explanations.
I know google is a search website, but I didn't know what I can do with it as you said.
I often use google, but it returns millions of similar results, many of which are not what I want.
Also, I am not sure whether the expressions a
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zazzexWhich is correct? And why?A. is correct, because that's how English works: No article after [one / another / the other / a different / a certain ...] kind of.
A. He has one kind of car.
B. He has one kind of a car.
By the way, these turns of phrase don't occur often (even though they are correct).
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[url=http://www.americancorpus.org/] HERE[/url] is a better place to search for reputable examples, zazzex.
PS: Cockroaches are countable, believe me-- I've seen millions of them. The 2 cockroach sentences you have quoted are wrong.
PS: Cockroaches are countable, believe me-- I've seen millions of them. The 2 cockroach sentences you have quoted are wrong.
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zazzex"Girls are usually afraid of cockroach." Plural is not typically needed because you are referring cockroach as a collective noun.These are wrong. Singular concrete countable nouns must have articles.
The same can be said "Cockroach is the most amazingly adaptable insect in the world".
And if this ridiculous cockroach disc
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