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Nina_Nia Posted 14 years ago
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How to explain why the use of 'a' or 'the' is not necessary here in this sentence before the 'wave'?
It was then I felt a sort of wave of indignation spreading through the courtroom.
How to explain why the use of 'a' or 'the' is not necessary here in this sentence before the 'wave'?
It was then I felt a sort of wave of indignation spreading through the courtroom.
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Only "a" would work there. It's quite common to drop a after "sort of" and "kind of". What kind of (a) car do you like?
- Only "a" would work there.
- It's quite common to drop a after "sort of" and "kind of".
- What kind of (a) car do you like?
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Only "a" would work there. It's quite common to drop a after "sort of" and "kind of".
What kind of (a) car do you like?
What kind of (a) car do you like?
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Consider these two:
It was then I felt a wave of indignation spreading through the courtroom.
It was then I felt a sort of wave of indignation spreading through the courtroom.
The phrase "sort of" acts as a modifier to express that what they felt was something like indignation, but perhaps mixed with other emotions.
It was then I felt an im
It was then I felt a wave of indignation spreading through the courtroom.
It was then I felt a sort of wave of indignation spreading through the courtroom.
The phrase "sort of" acts as a modifier to express that what they felt was something like indignation, but perhaps mixed with other emotions.
It was then I felt an im
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