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Ant_222 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Why zero article?

Hello, everybody.

"Conflict" is a contable noun, especially when it is a certain conflict, or a conflict of some kind. That's why I cannot understand the omission of the indifite article in the sentence below:

«A good play always involves conflict of some kind»

I'd undoubtedly use "a conflict" instead...

Thanks for help in advance.
Anton
  

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As there is no partitive case in English, it is sometimes possible to achieve a similar effect by omitting the article. The reader gets the impression that an entire conflict isn't necessarily needed. CB

— Cool Breeze

  • As there is no partitive case in English, it is sometimes possible to achieve a similar effect by omitting the article.
  • The reader gets the impression that an entire conflict isn't necessarily needed.
  • CB
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As there is no partitive case in English, it is sometimes possible to achieve a similar effect by omitting the article. The reader gets the impression that an entire conflict isn't necessarily needed.
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