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Sinbadsunny Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
In regard to "a certain"
can "a certain" be followed by an uncountable noun, for example, a certain hardware?
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Sinbadsunny can " a certain" be followed by an uncountable noun, for example, a certain hardware? No. It's got "a".
- Sinbadsunny can " a certain" be followed by an uncountable noun, for example, a certain hardware?
- No.
- It's got "a".
- Only countable nouns can take "a".
- "a" indicates "one".
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Sinbadsunnycan "a certain" be followed by an uncountable noun, for example, a certain hardware?No. It's got "a". Only countable nouns can take "a". "a" indicates "one". "one" is a number for counting. Omit "a". Say "certain hardware".
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SinbadsunnyCan I say "a piece of certain hardware"?Yes, but there are more useful and natural things you can say:
a certain piece of hardware
a certain kind of hardware
a certain type of hardware
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