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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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The book titled Grammar In Use by Martin Hewings said that :
The computer has revolutionised publishing. (this refers to computers in general) but not A computer has revolutionised publishing. (computers in general have done this, not an individual computer)
A computer is an important research tool. (this statement is true of both the general class and the individual item)
The above explanations seem a bit confusing me. When we make generalisations about classes of thing, why is it that A computer has revolutionised publishing is ungrammatical and A computer is an important research tool is grammatical? Can we use A/AN when we make generalisations about classes of things ?
The computer has revolutionised publishing. (this refers to computers in general) but not A computer has revolutionised publishing. (computers in general have done this, not an individual computer)
A computer is an important research tool. (this statement is true of both the general class and the individual item)
The above explanations seem a bit confusing me. When we make generalisations about classes of thing, why is it that A computer has revolutionised publishing is ungrammatical and A computer is an important research tool is grammatical? Can we use A/AN when we make generalisations about classes of things ?
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Anonymous why is it that A computer has revolutionised publishing is ungrammatical It is not ungrammatical. There is nothing wrong with the grammar, but the statement is false. One (particular) computer did not revolutionize the publishing business.
- Anonymous why is it that A computer has revolutionised publishing is ungrammatical It is not ungrammatical.
- There is nothing wrong with the grammar, but the statement is false.
- One (particular) computer did not revolutionize the publishing business.
- It required word-processing technology, based on computer technology, to do that.
- Anonymous A computer is an important research tool is grammatical?
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Anonymouswhy is it that A computer has revolutionised publishing is ungrammaticalIt is not ungrammatical. There is nothing wrong with the grammar, but the statement is false. One (particular) computer did not revolutionize the publishing business. It required word-processing technology, based on computer technology, to do that.
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