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Jiaruchan Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
'Another' followed by uncountable noun?
Hello, my question is whether 'another' modifies only a countable noun, like in 'another boy', 'another pair of shoes', but no 'another news'. Thank you for your attention.
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I'd say the noun must be countable. When you say "a glass of wine," wine is not countable, but you may say "another wine," meaning another vintage, or brand. )
- I'd say the noun must be countable.
- When you say "a glass of wine," wine is not countable, but you may say "another wine," meaning another vintage, or brand.
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I'd say the noun must be countable.
When you say "a glass of wine," wine is not countable, but you may say "another wine," meaning another vintage, or brand.
(Another beeris something else!)
When you say "a glass of wine," wine is not countable, but you may say "another wine," meaning another vintage, or brand.
(Another beeris something else!)
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jiaruchanHello, my question is whether 'another' modifies only a countable noun, like in 'another boy', 'another pair of shoes', but no 'another news'.It seems that you don't realize that the an in another is an indefinite article. In other words, you are in effect asking whether it is possible to put a/an before
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It seems that you don't realize that the an in another is an indefinite article.
CB
[/quote]I would agree that it was, historically.
Hey, CB, you probably are spared, because of your location, that horrible American phenomenon of "That's a whole nother story". This bugs the heck out of me, especially when I see it in pr
It seems that you don't realize that the an in another is an indefinite article.
CB
[/quote]I would agree that it was, historically.
Hey, CB, you probably are spared, because of your location, that horrible American phenomenon of "That's a whole nother story". This bugs the heck out of me, especially when I see it in pr
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PhilipHey, CB, you probably are spared, because of your location, that horrible American phenomenon of "That's a whole nother story". This bugs the heck out of me, especially when I see it in print with an apostrophe. A whole 'nother story. Just another step in the evolution of the language, I guess.I may have heard it on TV or in the movies.
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Johnson13Is it possible to say'another local news'?CB has already suggested that this is not possible.
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Thanks.
But CB is not a native speaker. I myself never use ANOTHER LOCAL NEWS.
The other day watching a news report I heard the American woman say ANOTHER LOCAL NEWS, I thought it was due to my poor listening problem, but today I heard it again: ANOTHER LOCAL NEWS, so I thought I should ask a teacher.
At the same time, adjectives in English grammar have functions that ca
But CB is not a native speaker. I myself never use ANOTHER LOCAL NEWS.
The other day watching a news report I heard the American woman say ANOTHER LOCAL NEWS, I thought it was due to my poor listening problem, but today I heard it again: ANOTHER LOCAL NEWS, so I thought I should ask a teacher.
At the same time, adjectives in English grammar have functions that ca
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Hi. I think my question is somewhat related to the topic on hand. Please tell me if it is correct to have a countable noun like "pencil" preceded by the phrase "a piece of," as in "a piece of pencil" without an indefinite article before the countable noun "pencil." Thank you for your help in advance.
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Johnson13But CB is not a native speaker.Does that mean that, despite CB's impressive record of helpful and accurate answers, you no longer wish their assistance?
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