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Jigneshbharati Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Is key to

Understanding grammar is key to understanding a language. I read the above in one of the YouTube videos.
Do we need "a/an/the/nil/" before "key to understand…". Why didn't they use any article before "key"?
  

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My perception is that "key" in "is key to ~" is an adjective. In "is the key to ~" it is a noun of course.

  • My perception is that "key" in "is key to ~" is an adjective.
  • In "is the key to ~" it is a noun of course.
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My perception is that "key" in "is key to ~" is an adjective. In "is the key to ~" it is a noun of course.

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