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Rommel Posted 11 years ago
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Why is 'some' sometimes used as an adjective describing a singular noun?

Why is 'some' sometimes used as an adjective describing a singular noun? Take, for example, the following sentence I've heard from a native speaker of English:

An ode is a poem addressed to some person or object.  

Is it advisable to interchange the article 'a' or 'an' with 'some' depending on the context? When can 'some' be used to describe a singular noun? 
  

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Rommel Why is 'some' sometimes used as an adjective a determiner with describing a singular noun? Good question. ) You can use a/an instead, but then you lose the shade of meaning intended by the use of 'some'.

— CalifJim

  • Rommel Why is 'some' sometimes used as an adjective a determiner with describing a singular noun?
  • Good question.
  • ) You can use a/an instead, but then you lose the shade of meaning intended by the use of 'some'.
  • The stress with 'some' is on 'random'.
  • It's like 'any' in this context.
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RommelWhy is 'some' sometimes used as an adjective a determiner with describing a singular noun?
Good question. (That always means 'difficult to answer'.)

You can use a/an instead, but then you lose the shade of meaning intended by the use of 'some'.

The stress with 'some' is o
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Now I understand. Thank you, CalifJim.
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Sometimes you just have to read a lot of examples to get the nuances. Here are a few more:

Does this sound like the fantastical plot of some big-budget Hollywood thriller?
I was sitting outside of the lunch room, and some kid inside was on this website.
Some new study shows more health risks for kids whose moms work.
Laura kept talking about some cake
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