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Chloee Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Trying to learn articles
Hello everyone, here is the sentence.
These classes of devices can be referred to as “detect-to-treat”, thus allowing early identification of an infection, and “detect-to-protect” to provide a warning that a site is contaminated by BWAs to prevent infection.
These classes of devices can be referred to as “detect-to-treat”, thus allowing early identification of an infection, and “detect-to-protect” to provide a warning that a site is contaminated by BWAs to prevent infection.
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It is used as an uncountable noun here, so it does not require an article.
- It is used as an uncountable noun here, so it does not require an article.
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It is used as an uncountable noun here, so it does not require an article.
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So, if I'd write "an infection" it will be correct again, because this time it would be a countable noun?
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Right. In this case, as in many others, it is really the author's choice.
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