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Magic79 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
cow or a cow? bear or a bear? etc.
This is a reading lesson in one of the kindergarten language classes. I would put an "a" before the animal words. Why didn't the author (source )seems native speaker) didn't do it. Why?
Who Lives in the Grassland?
Who lives in the grassland,
The grassland, the grassland?
Who lives in the grassland?
Tell me what you see.
There’s bold* cow *bold with her calf,
With her calf, with her calf.
There’s cow with her calf.
Tell me what you see.
There’s bear with her cub,
With her cub, with her cub.
There’s bear with her cub.
Tell me what you see.
Who Lives in the Grassland?
Who lives in the grassland,
The grassland, the grassland?
Who lives in the grassland?
Tell me what you see.
There’s bold* cow *bold with her calf,
With her calf, with her calf.
There’s cow with her calf.
Tell me what you see.
There’s bear with her cub,
With her cub, with her cub.
There’s bear with her cub.
Tell me what you see.
Top answer
Technically you are correct. Because of the use of 'Who' in the opening stanza, my guess is that the author intended to use 'cow' and 'bear' as actual names for the animals. If that is the case, however, they should have been capitalized.
- Technically you are correct.
- Because of the use of 'Who' in the opening stanza, my guess is that the author intended to use 'cow' and 'bear' as actual names for the animals.
- If that is the case, however, they should have been capitalized.
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Technically you are correct. Because of the use of 'Who' in the opening stanza, my guess is that the author intended to use 'cow' and 'bear' as actual names for the animals. If that is the case, however, they should have been capitalized.
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When talking to very young children, the articles are often omitted for animals, for example:
There's kitty cat and doggy dog and mousy mouse.
There's bear and lion and hippo too.
Who lives in that cave? Lion and bear and wolfy do.
There's kitty cat and doggy dog and mousy mouse.
There's bear and lion and hippo too.
Who lives in that cave? Lion and bear and wolfy do.
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