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Joseph A Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

A or zero article

Hello everyone,

Could you tell me if the indefinite article "a" optional or mandatory before "part of" in the following sentence?

- UNESCO is "a" part of The United Nations.

I don't know if it is optional in all the cases or it depends on the nouns whether they are singular countable or uncountable. Further examples:

- Hand is (a) part of body.

- Algebra is (a)part of Mathematics.

Could you explain it to me, please?

Regards,

JA



  

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- UNESCO is "a" part of The United Nations. It is optional. Could you explain it to me, please?

— Mister Micawber

  • - UNESCO is "a" part of The United Nations.
  • It is optional.
  • Could you explain it to me, please?
  • They are optional.
  • Joseph A don't know if it is optional in all the cases or it depends on the nouns whether they are singular countable or uncountable.
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Joseph ACould you tell me if the indefinite article "a" optional or mandatory before "part of" in the following sentence?- UNESCO is "a" part of The United Nations.

It is optional.

Joseph A Further examples:- A hand is (a) part of body.- Algebra is (a)part of Mathematics.Could you explain it to
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