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Believer Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Mission, countable or uncountable
Hi,
Please tell me whether the word 'mission' is countable or uncountable?
as mission
as Christian mission
as a mission to help others in need
It might be my imagination but I see some words that seem to be strictly countable being written without the articles when followed with the word (preposition??) 'as', is it just my imagination?
Would you say the normal article usage rules apply no matter if a noun follows the preposition 'as' or not?
Please tell me whether the word 'mission' is countable or uncountable?
as mission
as Christian mission
as a mission to help others in need
It might be my imagination but I see some words that seem to be strictly countable being written without the articles when followed with the word (preposition??) 'as', is it just my imagination?
Would you say the normal article usage rules apply no matter if a noun follows the preposition 'as' or not?
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Hi, Please tell me whether the word 'mission' is countable or uncountable? ) 'as', is it just my imagination? He was elected as president of the company.
- Hi, Please tell me whether the word 'mission' is countable or uncountable?
- ) 'as', is it just my imagination?
- He was elected as president of the company.
- 'President' here is used as a title, aand in this context of 'the company', there is only one president.
- Compare He was offered a job as a secretary.
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Hi,
Please tell me whether the word 'mission' is countable or uncountable? Countable
It might be my imagination but I see some words that seem to be strictly countable being written without the articles when followed with the word (preposition??) 'as', is it just my imagination?
He was elected as president of t
Please tell me whether the word 'mission' is countable or uncountable? Countable
It might be my imagination but I see some words that seem to be strictly countable being written without the articles when followed with the word (preposition??) 'as', is it just my imagination?
He was elected as president of t
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Thank you, Clive.
I can't think of anything else right now, but I would appreciate if you could tell me why there are no articles in front of all the nouns/cases below if they are countables.
as Christian mission
the relationship of Christian mission
relate to mission
I can't think of anything else right now, but I would appreciate if you could tell me why there are no articles in front of all the nouns/cases below if they are countables.
as Christian mission
the relationship of Christian mission
relate to mission
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Hi again,
#1 and #2 sound odd and wrong. Where did you find them?
#3 also sounds odd. It's like the strange, short-form, jargony English that NASA often uses.
Best wishes, Clive
#1 and #2 sound odd and wrong. Where did you find them?
#3 also sounds odd. It's like the strange, short-form, jargony English that NASA often uses.
Best wishes, Clive
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