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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
A scrabble competition day
Can I say,
(a) Last Sunday, it was a scrabble competition day.
(b) Last Sunday was a scrabble competition.
(c) That day / On that day, John played well in the scrabble competition.
(d) There was a scrabble competition held in Susan's school.
(a) Last Sunday, it was a scrabble competition day.
(b) Last Sunday was a scrabble competition.
(c) That day / On that day, John played well in the scrabble competition.
(d) There was a scrabble competition held in Susan's school.
Top answer
(a) Last Sunday, it was Scrabble competition day. (b) Last Sunday, there was a Scrabble competition. (c) On that day, John played well in the Scrabble competition.
- (a) Last Sunday, it was Scrabble competition day.
- (b) Last Sunday, there was a Scrabble competition.
- (c) On that day, John played well in the Scrabble competition.
- (d) fine.
- Scrabble is a trademark - always use a capital S.
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(a) Last Sunday, it was Scrabble competition day.
(b) Last Sunday, there was a Scrabble competition.
(c) On that day, John played well in the Scrabble competition.
(d) fine.
Scrabble is a trademark - always use a capital S.
(b) Last Sunday, there was a Scrabble competition.
(c) On that day, John played well in the Scrabble competition.
(d) fine.
Scrabble is a trademark - always use a capital S.
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Thanks. But, normally we say, "It was a sunny day", so do we say,
(a) Last Sunday, it was a Scrabble competition day.
(a) Last Sunday, it was a Scrabble competition day.
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If you say 'was a Scrabble competition day' then that would imply that the school often holds Scrabble competition days. If it was a one off or rare occurence, the 'a' can be dropped.
Only you know which applies here, so will know whether or not to include the 'a'. The difference in meaning is slight and both are perfectly acceptable.
May you have many frequent sunny days.
Only you know which applies here, so will know whether or not to include the 'a'. The difference in meaning is slight and both are perfectly acceptable.
May you have many frequent sunny days.
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