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Khoshtip Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Null determiner

What kind of singular nouns doesn't get a determiner?
  

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Proper nouns don't are not normally preceded by a determiner.

  • Proper nouns don't are not normally preceded by a determiner.
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Proper nouns don't are not normally preceded by a determiner.
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khoshtip What kind of singular nouns doesn't don't get a determiner?
1. Proper nouns. (Michael, London, Mount Everest, ...)
2. Unspecific (general reference) uncountable nouns. (sugar, wine, sand, meat, furniture, equipment, information, faith, ...)
3. Many nouns that are part of an idiomatic preposit
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fivejedjonProper nouns don't are not normally preceded by a determiner.
I see many errors in your posts nowadays which is very odd to me! What has been occurred Mr. fivejedjon?
I think you type them hurriedly.
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CalifJim3. Many nouns that are part of an idiomatic prepositional phrase. (on time, without delay, in session, with care, ...)
The point I was looking for. And is it right that the part in the be part of doesn't get a determiner because it is a part of an idiom?

And can we say, generally every countable singular noun which is not part of
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khoshtipAnd is it right that the part in the be part of doesn't get a determiner because it is a part of an idiom?
Correct. In this case the idiom is not a prepositional phrase, but a large majority of these are prepositional phrases.
khoshtipAnd can we say, generally every countable singular noun which is not part of

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