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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Starting a title with an indefinite article

Please explain whether the indefinite article can be omitted (or not) in the title of an article, for example:
'A Study of...' versus 'Study of...',
'A Report on...' versus 'Report on...',
'A Review of...' versus 'Review of...'; etc.

Also, does it matter whether the noun in the title has an adjective or not (for example, 'A computational study of...' versus 'Computational study of...')?
  

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'; etc. ')? No.

— Clive

  • '; etc.
  • ')?
  • No.
  • Including the article (or not) is really a matter of stylistic choice.
  • Another approach is to consider whether the word study/review/report needs to be in the title at all.
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Please explain whether the indefinite article can be omitted (or not) in the title of an article, for example:
'A Study of...' versus 'Study of...',
'A Report on...' versus 'Report on...',
'A Review of...' versus 'Review of...'; etc.

Also, does it matter whether the noun in the title has an adjective or not (for example, 'A computational study of...' versus 'Computational stud
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AnonymousPlease explain whether the indefinite article can be omitted
Personally, I would not omit the article, but Clive's suggestion is even better. Omit the whole beginning that says "A Report on" or "A Study of", and just state what the report is about. "Australian Ferns", "The Night Sky", "Technology in Europe", "Zoos of the World".

CJ
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