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Jesusengland Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Are Not a/an and Not any interchangeable ?
Hello.
Can we always use not a/an instead of not any? (for example I am a doctor, I am not a doctor, I am not any doctor). In what cases we can't use not a/an instead of not any?
I would be grateful for all your help about this thread.
Jesus.
Can we always use not a/an instead of not any? (for example I am a doctor, I am not a doctor, I am not any doctor). In what cases we can't use not a/an instead of not any?
I would be grateful for all your help about this thread.
Jesus.
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Hi Jesus, I see you've (you have) been on this site for quite a while, so may already have your answer, if not, I teach English and will be happy to explain: No, we need to use a, an, and any in different ways. 'I am a doctor' is correct. 'I am not a doctor' is correct.
- Hi Jesus, I see you've (you have) been on this site for quite a while, so may already have your answer, if not, I teach English and will be happy to explain: No, we need to use a, an, and any in different ways.
- 'I am a doctor' is correct.
- 'I am not a doctor' is correct.
- 'I am not any doctor' is incorrect, because it wouldn't (would not) make sense or sound understandable in English.
- You want to use 'a' if the word following it begins with a consonaut, as follows: Is it a hard job?
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Hi Jesus,
I see you've (you have) been on this site for quite a while, so may already have your answer, if not, I teach English and will be happy to explain:
No, we need to use a, an, and any in different ways. 'I am a doctor' is correct.
'I am not a doctor' is correct.
'I am not any doctor' is incorrect, because it wouldn't (would not) make sense or sound un
I see you've (you have) been on this site for quite a while, so may already have your answer, if not, I teach English and will be happy to explain:
No, we need to use a, an, and any in different ways. 'I am a doctor' is correct.
'I am not a doctor' is correct.
'I am not any doctor' is incorrect, because it wouldn't (would not) make sense or sound un
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Quite a long explanation about 'a' and 'an', Lisa, but keep in mind that this is not correct:
"You want to use 'an' when the following word begins with a vowel; a, e, i, o, u"
It is the sounds, not the letters, that determine the article: an umbrella, a unicorn, an honor.
"You want to use 'an' when the following word begins with a vowel; a, e, i, o, u"
It is the sounds, not the letters, that determine the article: an umbrella, a unicorn, an honor.
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