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Jigneshbharati Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

The uses of articles

Despite all the hype and expectations from his latest Eid release, Salman Khan's Tubelight, released on June 23, has met with a lukewarm response at the box office.

https://m.rediff.com/movies/report/salman-khans-tubelight-flickers-at-box-office/20170625.htm

Please check my understanding of articles "the" and "a" in the above sentences:

the hype and expectations- hype ssingular uncountable and expectations plural countable noun

prepositional phrase makes gives these two nouns its specific reference.

a lukewarm response- lukewarm is an adject and response is a singular countable noun. The use of "a" suggests its one kind of many responses.

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Jigneshbharati the hype and expectations- hype singular uncountable and expectations plural countable noun; prepositional phrase makes gives these two nouns its specific reference. Right. Jigneshbharati a lukewarm response- lukewarm is an adject and response is a singular countable noun.

  • Jigneshbharati the hype and expectations- hype singular uncountable and expectations plural countable noun; prepositional phrase makes gives these two nouns its specific reference.
  • Right.
  • Jigneshbharati a lukewarm response- lukewarm is an adject and response is a singular countable noun.
  • The use of "a" suggests its one kind of many responses.
  • Right again.
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Jigneshbharatithe hype and expectations- hype singular uncountable and expectations plural countable noun; prepositional phrase makes gives these two nouns its specific reference.

Right.

Jigneshbharatia lukewarm response- lukewarm is an adject and response is a singular countable noun. The use of "a" suggests its one kind of many

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