0
Kenny1999 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Article or not??

I guess it's perfect to write
Apple is good for health. (I mean the fruit, not an iPhone)
but it looks like that we don't say ' An apple is good for health '

In fact, apple is a countable noun, why it could come without an article under some situations?

what is the situation that we usually skip article ? (a / an / the )
  

Top answer

kenny1999 I guess it's perfect to write Apple is good for health. Well, I'm sorry to say that you guessed wrong. That's far from perfect.

— CalifJim

  • kenny1999 I guess it's perfect to write Apple is good for health.
  • Well, I'm sorry to say that you guessed wrong.
  • That's far from perfect.
  • Generic statements are usually written in the plural (if the subject is countable).
  • Apples are good for your health.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

4 Answers
0
kenny1999I guess it's perfect to write Apple is good for health.
Well, I'm sorry to say that you guessed wrong. That's far from perfect.

Generic statements are usually written in the plural (if the subject is countable).

Apples are good for your health.

CJ
0
0
but a lot of time I see that an article is skipped in a lot of context
0
0
kenny1999but a lot of time I see that an article is skipped in a lot of context
Could you give any specific examples?
0
0
kenny1999but a lot of time I see that an article is skipped in a lot of context
With plurals, yes: Whales are huge.
And with abstract nouns, yes: Faith is a virtue.
And in newspaper headlines, yes: Motorist Trapped Under Collapsed Bridge

Otherwise, I'm not sure what you might be referring to. Maybe you saw it in very informal or careless wri
0

Related Questions