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Snappy Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Have breakfast/have a breakfast?
In my understanding, "a" before breakfast is unnecessary in the following sentence.
1) They had breakfast at the hotel.
Is the following sentence is acceptable, too, if it means that they each had a simple breakfast at the hotel?
2) They had a breakfast at the hotel.
1) They had breakfast at the hotel.
Is the following sentence is acceptable, too, if it means that they each had a simple breakfast at the hotel?
2) They had a breakfast at the hotel.
Top answer
Breakfast usually doesn't require an article. Susan and I had breakfast together this morning. Why don't we talk about it at breakfast tomorrow?
- Breakfast usually doesn't require an article.
- Susan and I had breakfast together this morning.
- Why don't we talk about it at breakfast tomorrow?
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Breakfast usually doesn't require an article.
Susan and I had breakfast together this morning.
Why don't we talk about it at breakfast tomorrow?
Susan and I had breakfast together this morning.
Why don't we talk about it at breakfast tomorrow?
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dimsumexpressBreakfast usually doesn't require an article.Thank you very much.
Susan and I had breakfast together this morning.
Why don't we talk about it at breakfast tomorrow?
May I ask you another question related to the title?
According to the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, "a light breakfast
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Ahh! Good question! Now you have modified the sentence by inserting an adjective before "breakfast" which changes the rules. In this case "I had a small breakfast this morning" is correct.
I am glad you asked this question!
I am glad you asked this question!
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