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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Question about an article.
"This is bat country",
Is this sentence correct? shouldn't there be an article before "bat"? If not, tell me why. (This quotation comes from a Hunter S. Thompson book.)
Is this sentence correct? shouldn't there be an article before "bat"? If not, tell me why. (This quotation comes from a Hunter S. Thompson book.)
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" "Bat" functions as an adjective, telling us what kind of country this is. "Country" is not used here as a political entity. I know that's confusing.
- " "Bat" functions as an adjective, telling us what kind of country this is.
- "Country" is not used here as a political entity.
- I know that's confusing.
- When we say, "This is a free country," we mean, for example, that The USA is a free country.
- (whatever that means) If we say something like, "This is timber country," we're referring to a particular region --- perhaps only a portion of a single state.
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Anonymous"This is bat country"This is an uncountable usage of "country." "Bat" functions as an adjective, telling us what kind of country this is.
"Country" is not used here as a political entity.
I know that's confusing.
When we say, "This is a free country," we mean, for example, that The USA is a free coun
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Anonymous"This is bat country",Is this sentence correct? shouldn't there be an article before "bat"? If not, tell me why. (This quotation comes from a Hunter S. Thompson book.)Hello, I believe it's correct. The meaning/context would suggest which article, or no article, be used.
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