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SweetFreedom Posted 12 years ago
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Burning of the Marriage Hat is very highly recommended reading?

Should " Burning of the Marriage Hat is very highly recommended reading" be " Burning of the Marriage Hat is a very highly recommended reading"?

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Burning of the Marriage Hat is very highly recommended reading.
  

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SweetFreedom Should " Burning of the Marriage Hat is very highly recommended reading" be " Burning of the Marriage Hat is a very highly recommended reading"? No. (The activity of) reading it is recommended.

  • SweetFreedom Should " Burning of the Marriage Hat is very highly recommended reading" be " Burning of the Marriage Hat is a very highly recommended reading"?
  • No.
  • (The activity of) reading it is recommended.
  • If you use "a", you make "reading" into an object, a text, a document, rather than an activity.
  • You can do that if you want, but the original is equally correct and is the more usual way of stating the thought.
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SweetFreedomShould " Burning of the Marriage Hat is very highly recommended reading" be " Burning of the Marriage Hat is a very highly recommended reading"?
No. (The activity of) reading it is recommended.

If you use "a", you make "reading" into an object, a text, a document, rather than an activity. You can do that if you want, but the original is

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