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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Wrong article

If I'm saying:

She tells him that once accepted, everyone is given a training and support.

is the article "a" wrong? I know it'd be more beautiful if I left it out, but was it grammatically wrong if I wrote it anyway?
  

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Anonymous is the article "a" wrong? Yes. Training and support are non-count nouns.

  • Anonymous is the article "a" wrong?
  • Yes.
  • Training and support are non-count nouns.
  • On the other hand, 'class" is a count noun.
  • eg.
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Anonymousis the article "a" wrong?
Yes.
Training and support are non-count nouns.

On the other hand, 'class" is a count noun.
eg. We have two classes in the morning.

She tells him that once accepted, everyone is given a training class and support.
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But isn't training a countable noun?

eg. She attended two trainings last year.
AlpheccaStarsTraining and support are non-count nouns.
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AnonymousBut isn't training a countable noun?
No, it's not.

eg. She attended two training sessions / classes last year.

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