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Believer Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Some questions

1. Are these sentences with (or without) articles OK?

Is a mushroom animal or vegetable?

Is the (or this) mushroom an animal or a vegetable?

2. What is the difference among the following sentences?

What did you do on the weekend?

What did you do last weekend?

What did you do over the weekend?
  

Top answer

Hi, 1. Are these sentences with (or without) articles OK? Is a mushroom animal or vegetable?

— Clive

  • Hi, 1.
  • Are these sentences with (or without) articles OK?
  • Is a mushroom animal or vegetable?
  • OK Is the mushroom an animal or a vegetable?
  • OK, but I prefer it without the indefinite articles.
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Hi,

1. Are these sentences with (or without) articles OK?

Is a mushroom animal or vegetable? OK

Is the mushroom an animal or a vegetable? OK, but I prefer it without the indefinite articles.

Is this mushroom an animal or a vegetable? OK

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I hesitate to disagree with Clive, but I think "Is a mushroom animal or vegetable" needs an "an" before "animal" --> Is a mushroom an animal or vegetable.

Also the odd thing about "Is this mushroom an animal or a vegetable?" is that it makes it sound like some mushrooms could be animals and some could be vegetables, and you need to know which one THIS mushroom is. All mushrooms will b
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Hi,

I was using the words 'animal' and 'vegetable' in their form as adjectives, eg Is this animal, vegetable or mineral?

Best wishes, Clive
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