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Rex Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Knowledge
0 1. He has a good knowledge of French. 02 br
00 2. He has good knowledge of French. 02 br
00 It is my understanding that the second sentence is incorrect. 02 br
00 However, a person in the French forum told me the first sentence is incorrect and only the second sentence is correct. This was in a discussion about one of my questions in the French forum. 02 br
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00 The person gave me the following explaination. 02 br
01 font 00 What do you all think? 02 br
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02 font 00 English we don't use the article before a number, or a word representing a number, used to count something. 02 br
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00 "I have two dogs." 02 br
00 "He has two cars." 02 br
00 "I have no (or sometimes 'zero') knowledge of French." 02 br
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00 When the number is part of a hyphenated phrase, we do use the article: 02 br
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00 "I drive a five-speed car." 02 br
00 "He's a two-timing so-and-so." 0-
00 2. He has good knowledge of French. 02 br
00 It is my understanding that the second sentence is incorrect. 02 br
00 However, a person in the French forum told me the first sentence is incorrect and only the second sentence is correct. This was in a discussion about one of my questions in the French forum. 02 br
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00 The person gave me the following explaination. 02 br
01 font 00 What do you all think? 02 br
00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 02 br
02 font 00 English we don't use the article before a number, or a word representing a number, used to count something. 02 br
02 br
00 "I have two dogs." 02 br
00 "He has two cars." 02 br
00 "I have no (or sometimes 'zero') knowledge of French." 02 br
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00 When the number is part of a hyphenated phrase, we do use the article: 02 br
02 br
00 "I drive a five-speed car." 02 br
00 "He's a two-timing so-and-so." 0-
Top answer
0 1. 02 br 00 2. 02 br 02 br 00 Both are valid.
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- 02 br 02 br 00 Both are valid.
- 02 br 02 br 00 I am not sure of the connection with the use of the article before a number and the two sentences above.
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0 1. He has a good knowledge of French. 02 br
00 2. He has good knowledge of French. 02 br
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00 Both are valid. 02 br
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00 I am not sure of the connection with the use of the article before a number and the two sentences above. Or are there two queries here? 0-
00 2. He has good knowledge of French. 02 br
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00 Both are valid. 02 br
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00 I am not sure of the connection with the use of the article before a number and the two sentences above. Or are there two queries here? 0-
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0 See all these examples with 01 i 00 has a good knowledge of 02 br
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02 i 00 at the BBC site: 01 i 02 br
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0 Hi Rex 02 br
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00 To my mind only 01 i 00 He has a good knowledge of English 02 i 00 is correct. The use of the article is of course idiomatic as 01 i 00 knowledge 02 i 00 is not used in the plural. English is replete with similar expressions. 02 br
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00 Cheers 02 br
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00 To my mind only 01 i 00 He has a good knowledge of English 02 i 00 is correct. The use of the article is of course idiomatic as 01 i 00 knowledge 02 i 00 is not used in the plural. English is replete with similar expressions. 02 br
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00 Cheers 02 br
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