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Bmojtaba Posted 13 years ago
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Is it possible to use a countable noun without an article?? for instance 'front of horse ' or ' It's Halloween '
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'Halloween' is a proper noun; those often do not take articles. 'Front' and 'horse' need articles, as do countable nouns in most cases. There are idiomatic exceptions (and you almost hit upon one: 'front of house', a theater term).
- 'Halloween' is a proper noun; those often do not take articles.
- 'Front' and 'horse' need articles, as do countable nouns in most cases.
- There are idiomatic exceptions (and you almost hit upon one: 'front of house', a theater term).
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'Halloween' is a proper noun; those often do not take articles. 'Front' and 'horse' need articles, as do countable nouns in most cases. There are idiomatic exceptions (and you almost hit upon one: 'front of house', a theater term).
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When a listener don't know what a speaker is talking about,is it possible to use a count noun without article?
for instance ' It is banana ' not 'a banana'
for instance ' It is banana ' not '
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If you are talking about the fruit itself, you usually must use "a" or an equivalent word like "the", "my" "this" etc.
If you are talking about a quality associated with bananas such as flavor, you may not need the "a".
"Is there anything to eat?" " Yes, there is a banana on the table."
"Is this dessert lemon?" "No, it is banana."
If you are talking about a quality associated with bananas such as flavor, you may not need the "a".
"Is there anything to eat?" " Yes, there is a banana on the table."
"Is this dessert lemon?" "No, it is banana."
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