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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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'Fire' or 'a fire'
The building was engulfed by fire.
The building was engulfed by a fire.
My tutor said that "fire" can be countable and uncountable, so in this example either is acceptable depending on if I view fire as a phenomenon (no article) or an occurrence/event ("a fire").
Is that correct? Thank you.
The building was engulfed by a fire.
My tutor said that "fire" can be countable and uncountable, so in this example either is acceptable depending on if I view fire as a phenomenon (no article) or an occurrence/event ("a fire").
Is that correct? Thank you.
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Anonymous My tutor said that "fire" can be countable and uncountable, Yes. Anonymous in this example either is acceptable depending on if I view fire as a phenomenon (no article) or an occurrence/event ("a fire") Yes, though the second one tells us that the fire started elsewhere and was bigger than the mere house.
- Anonymous My tutor said that "fire" can be countable and uncountable, Yes.
- Anonymous in this example either is acceptable depending on if I view fire as a phenomenon (no article) or an occurrence/event ("a fire") Yes, though the second one tells us that the fire started elsewhere and was bigger than the mere house.
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AnonymousMy tutor said that "fire" can be countable and uncountable,Yes.
Anonymous in this example either is acceptable depending on if I view fire as a phenomenon (no article) or an occurrence/event ("a fire")Yes, though the second one tells us that the fire started elsewhere and was bigger than the mere house.
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