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Ladybird25 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Floor and ceiling
A dictionary defines "room" as follows:
"a part or division of a building enclosed by walls, floor, and ceiling"
Why there is no article in front of floor and ceiling?
Any hint appreciated.
"a part or division of a building enclosed by walls, floor, and ceiling"
Why there is no article in front of floor and ceiling?
Any hint appreciated.
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There could be an article but articles are often dropped in lists, and this is a list of three things. CB
- There could be an article but articles are often dropped in lists, and this is a list of three things.
- CB
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There could be an article but articles are often dropped in lists, and this is a list of three things.
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Cool BreezeThere could be an article but articles are often dropped in lists, and this is a list of three things.CB
This is also common in recipes. After the list of ingregients, the directions might later say: " then add salt, flour, nutmeg and sugar to the liquid mixture".
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Thank you Philip, for your help!
Yes, in this case, since all the ingredients are uncountable, I understand that indefinite articles are not used. However, what made me puzzled was that the 'floor' and 'ceiling' in my example sentence were countable nouns.
Yes, in this case, since all the ingredients are uncountable, I understand that indefinite articles are not used. However, what made me puzzled was that the 'floor' and 'ceiling' in my example sentence were countable nouns.
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