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Zenkg Posted 13 years ago
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1. The carnation has a nice smell.

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2. The carnation has nice smell.

Is article "a" needed in this case?
  

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zenkg Is article "a" needed in this case? Yes.

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zenkgIs article "a" needed in this case?
Yes.
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If you are making a general statement, you need to say: Carnations have a nice smell.
If you are referring to a particular carnation, i.e. The carnation in the vase is from my garden.
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mind helping me more....?

1. The elephant has a long trunk.
2. An elephant has a long trunk.
3. Elephants have long trunks.

Which of them showing general meaning/statement?
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thank you very much!
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zenkgWhich of them showing general meaning/statement?
3. Elephants have long trunks.
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zenkgmind helping me more....?1. The elephant has a long trunk.2. An elephant has a long trunk.3. Elephants have long trunks.Which of them showing general meaning/statement?
They all can.
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