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Does a count noun following a preposition need a determiner, article, or quantifier to be singular? Can we omit the determined and still use the singular form of the noun?  "...of boy in the gym or ...of boys in the gym?"

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phxsunstoon Does a count noun following a preposition need a determiner, article, or quantifier to be singular? Can we omit the determined and still use the singular form of the noun? "...of boy in the gym or ...of boys in the gym?"

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Although 'boy' can be used jokingly as a non-count noun (There's a rancid reek of boy in the gym), this is rare. It is almost exclusively used as a count noun and, following a preposition, will be either singular, preceded by a determiner, or plural.

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