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Pousu Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
When to/not to use the articles(a,an,the)
I understand it is a broad topic so I jot down the following examples.
When asked to answer a question like "Are you really really American?"
people usually say, "Yes, I am American!" with an emphasis on the be-verb "am"
Why is it ok to omit article "an" in this case?
In the above question sentences, I used article "an" before emphasis because I think emphasis in this case is somthing distinctive and kidda difinite in terms of its characteristic. Am I flawed?
The way I learned the use of article "a" and "an" is that I dont have to use either of them if the subject I am describing can be generalized.
ex) I have a passion vs. I have passion
what is the subtle expressional difference between using "a" and not using "a" in the above example?
Thank You!
When asked to answer a question like "Are you really really American?"
people usually say, "Yes, I am American!" with an emphasis on the be-verb "am"
Why is it ok to omit article "an" in this case?
In the above question sentences, I used article "an" before emphasis because I think emphasis in this case is somthing distinctive and kidda difinite in terms of its characteristic. Am I flawed?
The way I learned the use of article "a" and "an" is that I dont have to use either of them if the subject I am describing can be generalized.
ex) I have a passion vs. I have passion
what is the subtle expressional difference between using "a" and not using "a" in the above example?
Thank You!
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Hi, I understand it is a broad topic so I jot down the following examples. " with an emphasis on the be-verb "am" Why is it ok to omit article "an" in this case? The word 'American' can be aboth an adjective and a noun.
- Hi, I understand it is a broad topic so I jot down the following examples.
- " with an emphasis on the be-verb "am" Why is it ok to omit article "an" in this case?
- The word 'American' can be aboth an adjective and a noun.
- " You are using the word as an adjective.
- " You are using the word as a noun.
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Hi,
I understand it is a broad topic so I jot down the following examples.
When asked to answer a question like "Are you really really American?"
people usually say, "Yes, I am American!" with an emphasis on the be-verb "am"
Why is it ok to omit article "an" in this case?
The word 'Amer
I understand it is a broad topic so I jot down the following examples.
When asked to answer a question like "Are you really really American?"
people usually say, "Yes, I am American!" with an emphasis on the be-verb "am"
Why is it ok to omit article "an" in this case?
The word 'Amer
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