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Grammar and Linguistics > "A" or "SOME" Can anyone help me?
"A" or "SOME" Can anyone help me?
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caraina_22
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"A" or "SOME" Can anyone help me?
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Can anyone tell me what to use in this sentence, "A" or "SOME" and why?
There was ......... modern architecture. (there was another adjective before modern but I don�t remeber right now and I don�t have the book). The first thing that came to my mind was SOME (and the book gives that answer) but "A"doesn�t sound incorrect, in fact, I surfed the net and I found "A" is more common but I couldn�t find the reason.
Thanks 4 your help!Waiting 4 an answer!!!!
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6 May 2011
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roycalzada
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Is "SOME" it is used for uncuontable nouns, maybe architecture is used for an unspecified number or quantity of a whole or also a group. |
6 May 2011
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Spagman63
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Architecture is uncountable and therefore needs "some".
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6 May 2011
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ozlem.yagiz
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I cannot say that �a � is uncorrect like you Caraina. I know some is used for both countable and uncountable nouns but sometimes we use �a � with uncountable nouns such as :have a good time so maybe i can say �a � or i can use �quite � for this blank.
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6 May 2011
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yanogator
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In the expression "have a good time", the word "time" is a countable noun, since it is referring to an event, so you can use "a" with it.
As Spagman said, "architecture" is generally uncountable, so this sentence needs "some". We don �t often use "architecture" in a countable way. We would usually say "a style of architecture" or "an example of architecture".
Bruce |
6 May 2011
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memthefirst
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�zlem we say "Good times make great memories".(Here "time" probably means "experience") But we don �t say "Don �t waste your times".I think it depends on the meaning.For Bruce I can say we still don �t count architecture but we count "style" and "example"(A or AN refers to these words not architecture)
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6 May 2011
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franzjosefaut
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Hey.
A or an doesn �t work at all. �Architecture � summs up a bunch of buildings, and to count one single piece of it would require to say that: There was one piece of Greek .... (whatever).
And �some � means just part of the entire architecture involved, perhaps of some particular style. (see yanogator)
And, no! We don �t say: Waste your times. It �s: Don �t waste your time, memthefirst!
Greetings, Franz
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10 May 2011
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