The article "a"
If anything, North Korea may even benefit financially as other countries boycott Russian oil and gas. The cash-strapped country would be more than happy to take up some of the slack, potentially at a discount, and deal with a Russia no longer constrained by US-led sanctions against the North.
(CNN.)
Why is the article "a" put before "Russia" in the paragraph above?
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anonymous Why is the article "a" put before "Russia" in the paragraph above? This usage is fairly rare. We can use "a" before a proper noun when it is modified in such a way that "a" means "a different kind of" as described by the modifier.
- anonymous Why is the article "a" put before "Russia" in the paragraph above?
- This usage is fairly rare.
- We can use "a" before a proper noun when it is modified in such a way that "a" means "a different kind of" as described by the modifier.
- a Russia no longer constrained by US-led sanctions against the North Likewise, A Paris less congested by traffic would be nice.
- Would a Spain without bullfights still be Spain?
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anonymousWhy is the article "a" put before "Russia" in the paragraph above?
This usage is fairly rare. We can use "a" before a proper noun when it is modified in such a way that "a" means "a different kind of" as described by the modifier.
a Russia no longer constrained by US-led sanctions against the North
Likewise,
A Paris less
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