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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
QUOTE AND ARTICLE
Hi,
When shoud we include the 'a' here and when not? What do I have to know to make correct choices?
1.As he said, giving is "a central feature of the historical purpose of government."
Could the writer have withheld "a" here?
2.They offer a lot of different activities: a dunk tank, a "bouncy house" (why not "a bouncy house" -- thus, I think 'a' is unnecessary?)
When shoud we include the 'a' here and when not? What do I have to know to make correct choices?
1.As he said, giving is "a central feature of the historical purpose of government."
Could the writer have withheld "a" here?
2.They offer a lot of different activities: a dunk tank, a "bouncy house" (why not "a bouncy house" -- thus, I think 'a' is unnecessary?)
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Hi, When shoud we include the 'a' here and when not? What do I have to know to make correct choices? " Could the writer have withheld "a" here?
- Hi, When shoud we include the 'a' here and when not?
- What do I have to know to make correct choices?
- " Could the writer have withheld "a" here?
- ) You need an article in both cases, because the words feature and house are singular countable nouns.
- If you put the article inside the quotes, you are indicating that the article is part of what was originally said or written.
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Hi,
When shoud we include the 'a' here and when not? What do I have to know to make correct choices?
1.As he said, giving is "a central feature of the historical purpose of government."
Could the writer have withheld "a" here?
2.They offer a lot of different activities: a dunk tank, a "bouncy house" (why not "a bouncy house" -- thus, I think 'a' is unnecessary?)
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When shoud we include the 'a' here and when not? What do I have to know to make correct choices?
1.As he said, giving is "a central feature of the historical purpose of government."
Could the writer have withheld "a" here?
2.They offer a lot of different activities: a dunk tank, a "bouncy house" (why not "a bouncy house" -- thus, I think 'a' is unnecessary?)
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Thank you.
I think you and I can agree that quotation marks can be used or are used for cases other than quoting what someone said like to highlight certain words or phrases.
Can I do this if I want to highlight this part? What makes the distinction?
I think giving is "a central feature of the historical purpose of government."
I think you and I can agree that quotation marks can be used or are used for cases other than quoting what someone said like to highlight certain words or phrases.
Can I do this if I want to highlight this part? What makes the distinction?
I think giving is "a central feature of the historical purpose of government."
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Hi,
I think you and I can agree that quotation marks can be used or are used for cases other than quoting what someone said like to highlight certain words or phrases.
Can I do this if I want to highlight this part? I know people do that sometimes. However, I usually think of this more as wanting to indicate that the words are being used in a way that has some special or unusual
I think you and I can agree that quotation marks can be used or are used for cases other than quoting what someone said like to highlight certain words or phrases.
Can I do this if I want to highlight this part? I know people do that sometimes. However, I usually think of this more as wanting to indicate that the words are being used in a way that has some special or unusual
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