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Jigneshbharati Posted 9 years ago
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A Mohammed Amir-inspired

A Mohammad Amir-inspired Essex bowled Yorkshire out here twice inside two days, a couple of weeks ago.

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Please explain to me the use of "a" before Mohammed Amir- inspired".

  

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'A' is the article which goes with the noun 'Essex' in this sentence. ' but we tend to use the indefinite article when referring to a team or country if it is preceded by an adjective. 'England cruised to victory' becomes 'A rampant England cruised to victory' as we've introduced the adjective 'rampant'.

— David Hatton

  • 'A' is the article which goes with the noun 'Essex' in this sentence.
  • ' but we tend to use the indefinite article when referring to a team or country if it is preceded by an adjective.
  • 'England cruised to victory' becomes 'A rampant England cruised to victory' as we've introduced the adjective 'rampant'.
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'A' is the article which goes with the noun 'Essex' in this sentence. Simplified, it could have been 'An inspired Essex ...'

It does seem odd when you could say 'Essex bowled Yorkshire out ...' but we tend to use the indefinite article when referring to a team or country if it is preceded by an adjective. 'England cruised to victory' becomes 'A rampant England cruised to victory' as w

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Jigneshbharatithe use of "a"

Proper nouns do not appear with determiners or modifiers, but exceptions occur when the writer or speaker wants to say that the person is experiencing a temporary state of mind ("a"/"an") or has a permanent characteristic ("the").

Thus, "an angry Professor Johnson" refers to Professor Johnson while in an angry mood.

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