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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Certain uncountable nouns with article
Hi. Why would you say the following words have articles when those seem to be uncountable nouns?
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1) ... with a lowliness and patience and meekness which were the delight of ... (Does the article "a" extends to the words "patience" and "meekness"?)
2) ... a humility to the humanity.
(sentence fragments)
1) ... with a lowliness and patience and meekness which were the delight of ... (Does the article "a" extends to the words "patience" and "meekness"?)
2) ... a humility to the humanity.
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#2 does not have enough context to understand the use of the article. #1 - yes, the article would be repeated. " It is not the general concept of lowliness.
- #2 does not have enough context to understand the use of the article.
- #1 - yes, the article would be repeated.
- " It is not the general concept of lowliness.
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#2 does not have enough context to understand the use of the article.
#1 - yes, the article would be repeated. This is "an example (or instance, or kind or degree) of lowliness..." It is not the general concept of lowliness.
#1 - yes, the article would be repeated. This is "an example (or instance, or kind or degree) of lowliness..." It is not the general concept of lowliness.
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