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TeacherJapan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Do you need "a?"
Actually, my teaching material says that I wish I could stay here for few more days.
When you use "another," you don't need "a" as in "for another few days." However, you need "a" as in "for a few more days." That's what I understand about the usage. Do you think I can just conclude that the textbook made a typo or something, or are there any rules I don't know?
When you use "another," you don't need "a" as in "for another few days." However, you need "a" as in "for a few more days." That's what I understand about the usage. Do you think I can just conclude that the textbook made a typo or something, or are there any rules I don't know?
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Actually, my teaching material says that I wish I could stay here for a few more days . I agree with you that 'a' is needed.
- Actually, my teaching material says that I wish I could stay here for a few more days .
- I agree with you that 'a' is needed.
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Actually, my teaching material says that I wish I could stay here for a few more days.
I agree with you that 'a' is needed.
I agree with you that 'a' is needed.
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teacherJapanWhen you use "another," you don't need "a" as in "for another few days."Another is made up of two parts, an and other. An is the indefinite article. I don't understand how you could think of having both a and an in one phrase. The only peculiarity about another is that it is written as one word, not
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Thank you very much, both, for your quick replies:) It's amazing how quickly you guys give us some useful pieces of advice:) I don't know which part of the world you live in, but I want to show my gratitude to you!!
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teacherJapan I don't know which part of the world you live inIt says Finland next to my avatar. I am as Finnish as can be, but not yet finished—at least not in every sense of the word!
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Hahah!!! That's soooooo cute:) I wonder if "swans" are the national bird of your country. Your icon shows a picure of a swan, so I just assume it might be. The national bird of our country is "cranes," by the way:)
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teacherJapanI wonder if "swans" are the national bird of your country.The whooper swan is indeed the national bird of Finland. The swan in my avatar is a mute swan, though. I took the picture myself on a Helsinki island. The whooper swan is common in uninhabited areas in Finland, but not in a city like Helsinki. We have anything from 60,000 to 188,000 lakes,
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Oh, thank you very much for your detailed information about Finnland, which really makes me feel like going there someday:-)
I am sure that your ex-students were so lucky to have you as a teacher:) And it's a great pleasure for us to have you as a teachers here at English forums!
I am sure that your ex-students were so lucky to have you as a teacher:) And it's a great pleasure for us to have you as a teachers here at English forums!
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