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Eipjoo Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
no articles
“I’m so sorry to bother you on a Sunday,” Henry says.
“Oh, I don’t mind. Is it Sunday? I’ve lost track of time. This …”
“The ewes were in lamb,” he says. “The dog was chasing them, worrying them.”
In the examples, “track” and “lamb” have no articles; no plural forms.
What’s the reason?
“Oh, I don’t mind. Is it Sunday? I’ve lost track of time. This …”
“The ewes were in lamb,” he says. “The dog was chasing them, worrying them.”
In the examples, “track” and “lamb” have no articles; no plural forms.
What’s the reason?
Top answer
“Oh, I don’t mind. Is it Sunday? I’ve lost track of time.
- “Oh, I don’t mind.
- Is it Sunday?
- I’ve lost track of time.
- This …”“The ewes were in lamb,” he says.
- ” In the examples, “track” There is no such thing as 'the track of time' (at least in that context) or 'the track of the time'.
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eipjoo“I’m so sorry to bother you on a Sunday,” Henry says.“Oh, I don’t mind. Is it Sunday? I’ve lost track of time. This …”“The ewes were in lamb,” he says. “The dog was chasing them, worrying them.”
In the examples, “track” There is no such thing as 'the track of time' (at least in that context) or 'the track of the time'.
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canadian45 "in lamb" means 'pregnant'. The ewes were not in the lamb.In fact, the lambs were in the ewes. It's a pretty strange expression when you think about it.
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