Manual Work
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Can we use "manual work" with or without the indifinite article "a" as follows?
1. a manual work.
2. manual work.
3. It's manual work.
4. It's a manual work.
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JA
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"work" in "manual work" will almost invariably be the uncountable form, so no indefinite article. "a manual work" is an unusual-sounding phrase that makes me think, for example, of a piece of art or other creative work that has been made by hand rather than by machine (which normally we would not bother to specify).
- "work" in "manual work" will almost invariably be the uncountable form, so no indefinite article.
- "a manual work" is an unusual-sounding phrase that makes me think, for example, of a piece of art or other creative work that has been made by hand rather than by machine (which normally we would not bother to specify).
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"work" in "manual work" will almost invariably be the uncountable form, so no indefinite article.
"a manual work" is an unusual-sounding phrase that makes me think, for example, of a piece of art or other creative work that has been made by hand rather than by machine (which normally we would not bother to specify).
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