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Mazin Ghazi Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Confused about the use of articles with plural

I believe that we don't use "a" before "data", but in such case, which one of these is right if I want to start a sentence:

"Part's data...."

or

"A part's data.....".

Is there a specific rule that I can follow in the future with a similar case?

  

Top answer

". I find it difficult to imagine a sentence that begins with that noun phrase. Do you mean to write something like this?

  • ".
  • I find it difficult to imagine a sentence that begins with that noun phrase.
  • Do you mean to write something like this?
  • The data sent to the reporting system by the part will be deleted from the reporting database every thirty days.
  • The part's data will be deleted from the reporting database every thirty days.
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Mazin Ghazi"A part's data.....".

I find it difficult to imagine a sentence that begins with that noun phrase. Do you mean to write something like this?

The data sent to the reporting system by the part will be deleted from the reporting database every thirty days.
The part's data will be deleted from the reporting database every thirty days.

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