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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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Are these sentence right?

Hi,

Can you check which ones are right and include short explanations.

1. This is a thing of great beauty.

Why not, this is a thing of a great beauty.

Likewise,

1. This is a thing of great value.

Why not, this is a thing of a great value.
  

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You don't use the 'a' in these sentences because you don't need it. [8]

— YoHf

  • You don't use the 'a' in these sentences because you don't need it.
  • [8]
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You don't use the 'a' in these sentences because you don't need it.

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AnonymousCan you check which ones are right and include short explanations.
1. This is a thing of great beauty.
Why not, this is a thing of a great beauty.
Likewise,
1. This is a thing of great value.
Why not, this is a thing of a great value.
"Of great beauty" is "very beautiful". Here "beauty" is used
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0Thank you for your reply and I appreciated your reply.02br
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00My next question is, "Are those two sentences are correct as they are?"02br
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01i00This is a thing of 01u00a great beauty.02u02i02br
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01i00This is a thing of 01u00a great value02u00.02i02br
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10My next question is, "Are those two sentences are correct as they are?"12br
11i10This is a thing of 11u10a great beauty.12br
12u12i10 This is a thing of 11u10a great value12u10.12br
10Paco, can you accept the above t
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