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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Article with lunatic

Should it be with or without the article?

He is a lunatic.
He is lunatic.

Both seem correct, but I am not sure.

Thanks.
  

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Anonymous Should it be with or without the article? You need the article nowadays.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous Should it be with or without the article?
  • You need the article nowadays.
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AnonymousShould it be with or without the article?
You need the article nowadays.
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Mister Micawber AnonymousShould it be with or without the article?You need the article nowadays.
Thanks teacher. So it is unlike with the use of "crazy" where yiu don't need the article as in "he is crazy". Am I right?
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AnonymousSo it is unlike with the use of "crazy" where yiu don't need the article as in "he is crazy". Am I right?
The point is that 'lunatic' as an adjective is now rare; it is usually a noun; on the other hand 'crazy' is rarely a noun.
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Mister MicawberThe point is that 'lunatic' as an adjective is now rare; it is usually a noun; on the other hand 'crazy' is rarely a noun.
I see. It makes sense why “crazy” is odd as a noun in this sentence

So in these examples:

He is a lunatic/crazy.
Lunatic/crazy here are nouns.

He is lunatic/crazy.
Lunatic/cr
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Mister MicawberThat would.
Great. Thanks a lot teacher.
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