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Cat navy 425 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Question about sentences
Dear all,
I would like to know which of the following sentences is correct. I have seen the first sentence in a book. But I think that there is no need to use "lies" here.
1) My sister never tells lies
2) My sister never tells lie.
Thank you.
Top answer
(1) is fine. (2) is incorrect. "lie" is a singular countable noun, so it needs an article or other determiner.
- (1) is fine.
- (2) is incorrect.
- "lie" is a singular countable noun, so it needs an article or other determiner.
- In this case the appropriate choice is "a": 2a) My sister never tells a lie.
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(1) is fine. (2) is incorrect. "lie" is a singular countable noun, so it needs an article or other determiner. In this case the appropriate choice is "a":
2a) My sister never tells a lie.
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