No article before this noun?
Hi. Please tell me why there is no article before the words "instruction manual" when I think it is a countable noun. Please see the underlined part. Thank you in advance for your help.
It is a rare combination of politics, religious commentary and instruction manual.
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" But the sequence, "and an," is difficult to pronounce, so the "an" is left out.
- " But the sequence, "and an," is difficult to pronounce, so the "an" is left out.
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It would also be okay as: "....and an instruction manual." But the sequence, "and an," is difficult to pronounce, so the "an" is left out.
0anonymousIt is a rare combination of politics, religious commentary and instruction manual.
Authors do not regularly combine countable and uncountable items in lists like this. I searched the internet for some time, and I was only able to find this:
a rare combination of stunning views, beautiful room and thoughtful comfort
Other than th
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