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part of the problem

0part of the problem, a part of the problem, part of the problems, a part of the problems,02br
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00part of the water, a part of the water02br
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00Are the above phrases correct? I wonder what the difference is between "part of " and "a part of", can they be followed by all types of nouns ( non-countable, singular, plural) ? Thanks you very much.0-
  

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0 You can use "part of" both for uncountable nouns and countable nouns. 02br 00"Part of" is commonly not modified by "a" when "part" is not preceded by some adjective like "small", "large", "greater", "better". 02br 00 (EX) I sold a large part of my books to a used book store.

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  • 0 You can use "part of" both for uncountable nouns and countable nouns.
  • 02br 00"Part of" is commonly not modified by "a" when "part" is not preceded by some adjective like "small", "large", "greater", "better".
  • 02br 00 (EX) I sold a large part of my books to a used book store.
  • 02br 00But, if you want to emphasize "a part" against "the whole", you can use "a part of".
  • 02br 02br 00paco0-
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0 You can use "part of" both for uncountable nouns and countable nouns. 02br
00 (EX) Armed occupation is always part of the problem, not part of the solution.02br
00 (EX) Part of the apples are rotten.02br
00"Part of" is commonly not modified by "a" when "part" is not preceded by some adjective like "small", "large", "greater", "better". 02br
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