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Dileepa Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Usage of the prepositions 'a'

I found following conversation on a video.


Question : What sort of thing were you looking for?
Answer : Two-bedroomed house with garden.


What I cannot understand is why they do not use prepositions like "a two-bedroomed house with a garden". Furthermore, "garden" is a countable noun, therefore, how it is possible use such a work without appropriate prepositions?


Please note that the reference book is one of Cambridge publications. Therefore, I think there isn't any error with above sentences.

  

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Question : What sort of thing were you looking for? Answer : Two-bedroomed house with garden . _________________________________________________________________________________ You are right, Standard English here is A two-bedroom house with a garden.

— Clive

  • Question : What sort of thing were you looking for?
  • Answer : Two-bedroomed house with garden .
  • _________________________________________________________________________________ You are right, Standard English here is A two-bedroom house with a garden.
  • But when advertising such places in a newspaper, people commonly omit articles.
  • The speaker is quoting what an ad would say.
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Question : What sort of thing were you looking for?
Answer : Two-bedroomed house with garden.

_________________________________________________________________________________

You are right, Standard English here is A two-bedroom house with a garden.

But when advertising such places in a newspaper, people commonly omit articles. The speaker is quoting what a

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