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Sb70012 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Such + countable noun?
Hello,
I remember when I was a kid my teacher gave me these two constructions:
such + uncountable/plural nouns
such a + countable noun
But now I have found some sentences that "such" is used with a countable noun without the determiner 'a'. I wondered when I saw this:
such + countable noun
One such book, entitled Majmuaa, is an integral part of Twelver Khoja literature to date.
There is no such book unless it has to do with computers.
Now my question or my confusion is that isn't it wrong to use "such + countable noun"? As such book?
Thank you.
I remember when I was a kid my teacher gave me these two constructions:
such + uncountable/plural nouns
such a + countable noun
But now I have found some sentences that "such" is used with a countable noun without the determiner 'a'. I wondered when I saw this:
such + countable noun
One such book, entitled Majmuaa, is an integral part of Twelver Khoja literature to date.
There is no such book unless it has to do with computers.
Now my question or my confusion is that isn't it wrong to use "such + countable noun"? As such book?
Thank you.
Top answer
You can't say I have such book, but you can say, rather idiomatically, I have one such book. I have no such book.
- You can't say I have such book, but you can say, rather idiomatically, I have one such book.
- I have no such book.
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You can't say
I have such book,
but you can say, rather idiomatically,
I have one such book.
I have no such book.
I have such book,
but you can say, rather idiomatically,
I have one such book.
I have no such book.
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