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English 1b3 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Left out article
I cling to my anger with every ounce of humanity left in my ruined body, but it's no use. It slips away, like a wave from shore.
Why is there no article, namely 'a' before 'shore'? It's a singular, countable noun, so by convention we would use a/an.
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Why is there no article, namely 'a' before 'shore'? It's a singular, countable noun, so by convention we would use a/an.
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Shore is a general type of locale there. [ C or U ] the land along the edge of a sea, lake or wide river You can walk for miles along the shore. The boat was about a mile from/off (the) shore when the engine suddenly died.
- Shore is a general type of locale there.
- [ C or U ] the land along the edge of a sea, lake or wide river You can walk for miles along the shore.
- The boat was about a mile from/off (the) shore when the engine suddenly died.
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Shore is a general type of locale there.
[C or U] the land along the edge of a sea, lake or wide river
You can walk for miles along the shore.
The boat was about a mile from/off (the) shore when the engine suddenly died.
[C or U] the land along the edge of a sea, lake or wide river
You can walk for miles along the shore.
The boat was about a mile from/off (the) shore when the engine suddenly died.
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