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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

noun and article

0Hi,02br
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001. I am not that familiar with the words like the one here where it seems to stem from a verb? Are there many nouns like this?02br
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00Give it a 01u00shove-off02u00 a steep hill 02br
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002. Why is there no article in front of the word 'committee'?02br
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00It was Mr. Lee, who prevented the bill from getting out of 01u00committee02u00 last spring.02br
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003. Can we use any product name like a countable noun?02br
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00a Big Mac02br
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00a Sneaker02br
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00a Ding Dong -- I made this up.02br
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00a Cadillac02br
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00How about a plane? Can we put an article?02br
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00We bought a 01u00T-40002u00. -- I made the name up too. 0-
  

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12br 12br 10Give it a 11u 10shove-off12u 10 a steep hill 12br 12blockquote 10 This should be 01i 00Give it a shove off a steep hill02i 00. Perhaps the intent was to place a dash there, indicating a pause in speaking: 01i 00Give it a shove -- off a steep hill02i 00. ) There is no noun 01i 00walk-on02i 00 here.

— CalifJim

  • 12br 12br 10Give it a 11u 10shove-off12u 10 a steep hill 12br 12blockquote 10 This should be 01i 00Give it a shove off a steep hill02i 00.
  • Perhaps the intent was to place a dash there, indicating a pause in speaking: 01i 00Give it a shove -- off a steep hill02i 00.
  • ) There is no noun 01i 00walk-on02i 00 here.
  • 01blockquote 01cite 10Anonymous12cite 10Why is there no article in front of the word 'committee'?
  • 12br 10It was Mr.
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10Are there many nouns like this?12br
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10Give it a 11u10shove-off12u10 a steep hill 12br
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10 This should be 01i00Give it a shove off a steep hill02i00. Perhaps the intent was to place a dash there, indic
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