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Adil Gul Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Confusion articles

  • She want a divorce (indefinite article with countable noun)
  • The idea of divorce (no article in front of countable noun)

Why?

  • She is still in school (no article)
    Why not in front of countable noun?
  • She is going to school (no article)
  • She is going to a school (is it correct?)
  

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She want s a divorce (indefinite article with countable noun) The idea of divorce (no article in front of countable noun) Why? She is still in school (no article) Why not in front of countable noun? ' in school' is used in a general sense, like 'she is still learning'.

— Clive

  • She want s a divorce (indefinite article with countable noun) The idea of divorce (no article in front of countable noun) Why?
  • She is still in school (no article) Why not in front of countable noun?
  • ' in school' is used in a general sense, like 'she is still learning'.
  • It does not refer to a particular school.
  • It's rather idiomatic.
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  • She wants a divorce (indefinite article with countable noun)
  • The idea of divorce (no article in front of countable noun)

Why?

  • She is still in school (no article)
    Why not in front of countable noun? 'in school' is used in a general sense, like 'she is still learning'. It does
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Adil GulShe wants a divorce (indefinite article with a countable noun)
The idea of divorce (no article in front of an uncountable noun)

'divorce' is not countable when used as an abstraction.

The sa

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