The articles for mural and fire.

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Some teachers in my school were discussing about the marking scheme for our English paper. There were some sentences:

1. They are painting a mural on the wall.
2. They are putting out a fire.

For sentence #1, is the article required? Can I say "They are painting mural on the wall"?
For sentence #2, is the article correct or should I only say "the fire"?

Thank you, you are much appreciated for helping.

BarbaraPA · Accepted Answer

Some teachers in my school were discussing about the marking scheme for our English paper. There were some sentences:

1. They are painting a mural on the wall.

2. They are putting out a fire.

For sentence #1, is the article required? Yes. Can I say "They are painting mural on the wall"? No

For sentence #2, is the article correct or should I only say "the fire"? If you have already talked about the fire, so that the listener/reader knows which fire you mean, then you should use "the." If the listener/reader doesn't know that there is a fire, then you should use "a."

Thank you, you are much appreciated for helping.

Avangi · Answer

In #1, the article is necessary. "They are painting mural on the wall" is incorrect.

In #2, the indefinite article is correct. More context is required to determine if the definite article would be more appropriate. Are we talking about a specific fire?

Yoong Liat · Answer

gilysseSome teachers in my school were discussing about the marking scheme for our English paper. There were some sentences:

Hi Gilysse

...discussing the marking scheme... ('about' is not needed)

The articles for mural and fire.

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