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Mr. Tom Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

The prime minister was in ebullient mood.

Hi

I have always seen "a" before mood -- in a bad mood, in a good mood, etc. So, this sentence from Advanced Learner's Dictionary confused me a bit.

Is this OK?

The prime minister was in ebullient mood.

Thanks,

Tom
  

Top answer

Hi, Yes, use 'a'. But if you are an outstanding and skilled writer of English, eg a famous novelist, you can decide to omit it for reasons of style. Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, Yes, use 'a'.
  • But if you are an outstanding and skilled writer of English, eg a famous novelist, you can decide to omit it for reasons of style.
  • Clive
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Hi,

Yes, use 'a'.

But if you are an outstanding and skilled writer of English, eg a famous novelist, you can decide to omit it for reasons of style.
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CliveHi,



But if you are an outstanding and skilled writer of English, eg a famous novelist, you can decide to omit it for reasons of style.

Thanks, Clive! I suppose that's the reason Sidney Sheldon decided to use this sentence in his autobiography.

I tried to keep my mind off of
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Hi,

No, there is no extra style added by the extra 'of'. I think he just wrote a poor sentence.

(But he has sold more books than I have.)


Clive
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