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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Using definite article

Hi there,

I just need to know why is it wrong to use a definite article (a) in the following sentence.

"There is (a) huge agrarian distress due to drought in many parts"


kind regards

Geoge

  

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distress i n an uncountable noun. eg We can't say three distresses . We don't use the or a with uncountable nouns.

— Clive

  • distress i n an uncountable noun.
  • eg We can't say three distresses .
  • We don't use the or a with uncountable nouns.
  • Clive PS a is an indefinite article.
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distress in an uncountable noun. eg We can't say three distresses. We don't use the or a with uncountable nouns.

Clive

PS a is an indefinite article.

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