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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Countable with singular
Hi,
I am aware that count nouns must have an article, if singular. But is it possible to break this rule in these cases:
It was a mixture of blessing and curse. (both blessing and curse are count nouns but they're in singular because the line starts with 'a mixture of...'). Or must we say 'blessings' and 'curses'?
Thank you.
I am aware that count nouns must have an article, if singular. But is it possible to break this rule in these cases:
It was a mixture of blessing and curse. (both blessing and curse are count nouns but they're in singular because the line starts with 'a mixture of...'). Or must we say 'blessings' and 'curses'?
Thank you.
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You can say that. It is done occasionally. However, I think they have assumed a non-count form.
- You can say that.
- It is done occasionally.
- However, I think they have assumed a non-count form.
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You can say that. It is done occasionally. However, I think they have assumed a non-count form.
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AnonymousIt was a mixture of blessing and curse.The above is fine. There are countless examples of idiomatic usage in which a countable noun is used without an indefinite article: He wasn't man enough to do it.
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