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Seagull Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

have (a) rich imagination

a. Children have a rich imagination.
b. Children have rich imagination.

Which is more appropriate? Besides, in what cases should we add 'a' to a seemingly uncountable noun like 'imagination'?
  

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seagull a. Children have a rich imagination. "A" is required because you have specified a particular style of imagination with an adjective.

  • seagull a.
  • Children have a rich imagination.
  • "A" is required because you have specified a particular style of imagination with an adjective.
  • eg.
  • Children have a more vivid imagination than adults.
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seagulla. Children have a rich imagination.
"A" is required because you have specified a particular style of imagination with an adjective.

eg.
Children have a more vivid imagination than adults. (a specific type of imagination)
Use your imagination to its fullest extent when you make a work of art. (also specified by the possess
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Thank you very much indeed, AlpheccaStars.
I understand.

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