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Musicgold Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
News
Hi,
I know that the word ‘news’ can’t be preceded by an indefinite article. But in some situations I feel that it is necessary. For example, in the sentence below, it’s so natural to have an ‘a’ before ‘news’. I know that I can fix this problem by changing ‘news’ to ‘news article’ or ‘news item’ but I was looking for a more elegant solution.
1. I saw a news on the Muzzo plaza.
Thanks,
MG.
I know that the word ‘news’ can’t be preceded by an indefinite article. But in some situations I feel that it is necessary. For example, in the sentence below, it’s so natural to have an ‘a’ before ‘news’. I know that I can fix this problem by changing ‘news’ to ‘news article’ or ‘news item’ but I was looking for a more elegant solution.
1. I saw a news on the Muzzo plaza.
Thanks,
MG.
Top answer
You are right: 'news' cannot be preceded by the indefinite article. And the unnaturalness of your #1 is a good example. I saw some news on; I saw a news item on- - these are correct.
- You are right: 'news' cannot be preceded by the indefinite article.
- And the unnaturalness of your #1 is a good example.
- I saw some news on; I saw a news item on- - these are correct.
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You are right: 'news' cannot be preceded by the indefinite article. And the unnaturalness of your #1 is a good example. I saw some news on; I saw a news item on-- these are correct.
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I'll leave you to judge the elegance of these.
I saw a notable event on the Muzzo plaza. (?)
I saw something notable (occur) on the Muzzo plaza. (?)
Something [unusual / noteworthy / newsworthy / interesting / astonishing] happened on the Muzzo plaza today. (Better.)
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The problem in English is that you can't actually see
I saw a notable event on the Muzzo plaza. (?)
I saw something notable (occur) on the Muzzo plaza. (?)
Something [unusual / noteworthy / newsworthy / interesting / astonishing] happened on the Muzzo plaza today. (Better.)
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The problem in English is that you can't actually see
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