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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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He bought a shampoo yesterday
Hi. Please help. Are these correct? I think we can say, "He bought a pizza yesterday," but I am not sure about "He bought a shampoo yesterday." I think when we put the indefinite article "a" in front of the word "shampoo," we talk of a type of it. Help. Thank you in advance.
1. He bought a shampoo yesterday.
2. He bought shampoo yesterday.
1. He bought a shampoo yesterday.
2. He bought shampoo yesterday.
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He bought a pizza yesterday is correct. He bought shampoo yesterday is correct. You would only use a determiner (indefinite article in this case) if you were to refer to 'a bottle of shampoo'.
- He bought a pizza yesterday is correct.
- He bought shampoo yesterday is correct.
- You would only use a determiner (indefinite article in this case) if you were to refer to 'a bottle of shampoo'.
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He bought a pizza yesterday is correct.
He bought shampoo yesterday is correct.
You would only use a determiner (indefinite article in this case) if you were to refer to 'a bottle of shampoo'. If for some reason you were drawing attention to 'the shampoo' in response to a question perhaps, then it would be appropriate to write 'He bought the shampoo yesterday.'
He bought shampoo yesterday is correct.
You would only use a determiner (indefinite article in this case) if you were to refer to 'a bottle of shampoo'. If for some reason you were drawing attention to 'the shampoo' in response to a question perhaps, then it would be appropriate to write 'He bought the shampoo yesterday.'
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#1: It would be correct to say, "He bought a bottle of shampoo yesterday." The article,"a," then refers to "bottle," which is a countable noun. Because the article refers to "bottle," it does not come directly before "shampoo."
# 2 is correct. "Shampoo" is not a countable noun, so it does not need an article.
# 2 is correct. "Shampoo" is not a countable noun, so it does not need an article.
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AnonymousI think when we put the indefinite article "a" in front of the word "shampoo," we talk of a type of it.Correct, and for this reason, we usually add more information to emphasize that we mean a type of shampoo.
He bought an interesting new shampoo yesterday.
Without an adjective or two to clarify the sense in which we mean 'sh
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