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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
proper nouns and articles
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Is the word 'Passover' a proper noun? Are we allowed to place artcles, definite or indefinite, in front of it?
1)Passover was a festive occasion.
2)... walked toward the city on the eve of a Passover.
3)She prepared the Passover.
How about these holidays?
New Year's Day is a holiday here.
The New Year's Day we had last year was memorable.
More New Year's Days will be good for our morale.
A New Year's Day is one that is celebrated nationwide?
Can this type of placing of articles good for Christmas or Easter too?
Is the word 'Passover' a proper noun? Are we allowed to place artcles, definite or indefinite, in front of it?
1)Passover was a festive occasion.
2)... walked toward the city on the eve of a Passover.
3)She prepared the Passover.
How about these holidays?
New Year's Day is a holiday here.
The New Year's Day we had last year was memorable.
More New Year's Days will be good for our morale.
A New Year's Day is one that is celebrated nationwide?
Can this type of placing of articles good for Christmas or Easter too?
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e. into a 'type' of that holiday), much as you have done. These are appropriate: Passover was a festive occasion.
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- into a 'type' of that holiday), much as you have done.
- These are appropriate: Passover was a festive occasion.
- We had a delightful Passover.
- New Year's Day is a holiday here.
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Holiday names are proper nouns, and do not take an article unless subject to secondary recategorization (i.e. into a 'type' of that holiday), much as you have done. These are appropriate:
Passover was a festive occasion.
We had a delightful Passover.
New Year's Day is a holiday here.
The New Year's Day we had last year was memorable.
More New Year'
Holiday names are proper nouns, and do not take an article unless subject to secondary recategorization (i.e. into a 'type' of that holiday), much as you have done. These are appropriate:
Passover was a festive occasion.
We had a delightful Passover.
New Year's Day is a holiday here.
The New Year's Day we had last year was memorable.
More New Year'
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