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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
The indefinite article
Hi,
I know that in this sentence: My mother is a teacher ' or 'He is a very kind man' the 'a' should be used. But are there any other sentences like these two examples where the 'a' should be used?
Why is it necessary in this case?
Thank you
I know that in this sentence: My mother is a teacher ' or 'He is a very kind man' the 'a' should be used. But are there any other sentences like these two examples where the 'a' should be used?
Why is it necessary in this case?
Thank you
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You use the article because you are speaking of one of an indefinite number of teachers and kind men. That is the function of 'a' in English. You do the same for most all singular countable nouns, so the examples run into the hundreds of thousands.
- You use the article because you are speaking of one of an indefinite number of teachers and kind men.
- That is the function of 'a' in English.
- You do the same for most all singular countable nouns, so the examples run into the hundreds of thousands.
- He is a Mexican.
- She is a virgin.
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You use the article because you are speaking of one of an indefinite number of teachers and kind men. That is the function of 'a' in English. You do the same for most all singular countable nouns, so the examples run into the hundreds of thousands.
He is a Mexican. She is a virgin. I am a misanthrope. You are a student.
He is a Mexican. She is a virgin. I am a misanthrope. You are a student.
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