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Joe2012 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Regarding the use of article and plural.
Sentence: These nutcases are embarrassment.
My Question: Do I need to use article "an" before the word "embarrassment"? Grammatically is it necessary to pluralize the word "embarrassment" since the word nutcases is plural?
Thanks and regards
My Question: Do I need to use article "an" before the word "embarrassment"? Grammatically is it necessary to pluralize the word "embarrassment" since the word nutcases is plural?
Thanks and regards
Top answer
In that sentence you need an. These nutcases are an embarrassment. You could re-word it to say; these nutcases cause me embarrassment.
- In that sentence you need an.
- These nutcases are an embarrassment.
- You could re-word it to say; these nutcases cause me embarrassment.
- The meaning is slightl;y different and I prefer the first sentence but I wanted to give you an example without the article.
- Dave
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In that sentence you need an.
These nutcases are an embarrassment.
You could re-word it to say; these nutcases cause me embarrassment.
The meaning is slightl;y different and I prefer the first sentence but I wanted to give you an example without the article.
Dave
These nutcases are an embarrassment.
You could re-word it to say; these nutcases cause me embarrassment.
The meaning is slightl;y different and I prefer the first sentence but I wanted to give you an example without the article.
Dave
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