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Natalli. Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Article Problem
Hi
Dear teachers,
Am I right to think that the following nouns do not get the Indefinite Article (A/An) ?
E.g. wonderful weather(not a wonderful weather)
wonderful news(not a wonderful news)
in such rainy weather(not in such a rainy weather)
nice breakfast, supper, dinner lunch(not a nice breakfast, dinner, supper, lunch)
What about a cold winter, summer, auntumn, spring? (is it possible)?
Does climate get an indefinite article?
Thanks beforehand
Regards
Nata...
Dear teachers,
Am I right to think that the following nouns do not get the Indefinite Article (A/An) ?
E.g. wonderful weather
wonderful news
in such rainy weather
nice breakfast, supper, dinner lunch
What about a cold winter, summer, auntumn, spring? (is it possible)?
Does climate get an indefinite article?
Thanks beforehand
Regards
Nata...
Top answer
Wonderful weather - right. THE weather is wonderful, not A weather. Wonderful news - right.
- Wonderful weather - right.
- THE weather is wonderful, not A weather.
- Wonderful news - right.
- THE news is wonderful, not A news.
- NEWS is uncountable; you can't have A NEWS.
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Wonderful weather - right. THE weather is wonderful, not A weather.
Wonderful news - right. THE news is wonderful, not A news. NEWS is uncountable; you can't have A NEWS.
In such rainy weather - right. THE weather is rainy, not A weather.
Nice breakfast, supper, dinner, lunch - no, it's "A nice breakfast", "A nice dinner", etc. (Or THE instead of A.) You DO normally use
Wonderful news - right. THE news is wonderful, not A news. NEWS is uncountable; you can't have A NEWS.
In such rainy weather - right. THE weather is rainy, not A weather.
Nice breakfast, supper, dinner, lunch - no, it's "A nice breakfast", "A nice dinner", etc. (Or THE instead of A.) You DO normally use
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Thanks a lot 
Very useful indeed.
So we say a nice breakfast but to have breakfast. (Am I right)?
Very useful indeed.
So we say a nice breakfast but to have breakfast. (Am I right)?
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Yes, "a nice breakfast" and "have breakfast".
A country has "A climate" - "a warm climate", "a tropical climate", "a continental climate". I may have misled you earlier. CLIMATE is different from WEATHER in that you can't have "A weather" but yes you can have "A climate".
A country has "A climate" - "a warm climate", "a tropical climate", "a continental climate". I may have misled you earlier. CLIMATE is different from WEATHER in that you can't have "A weather" but yes you can have "A climate".
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