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| names something countable and can be made plural |
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| A/An precedes a singular count noun when.. |
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| the reader doesn't know its i.d. bc it hasn't been mentioned |
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| The precedes a singular count noun when ... |
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| the reader is aware of the noun bc perhaps its already mentioned, your id it immedietly after you state it, theres only one in existence, refers to an institution or facility that is shared by the community |
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| A/An never precede a plural noun. The doesn't precede a plural noun that names a general category. The does precede a plural noun that names a specific representative of a category |
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| names somethings not considered plural and cant be made plural like anger, love, hate, success, knowledge, information, work |
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| abstractions, emotions, food & drink, natural events & substances, groups, fields of study |
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| The may precede the noun but only if it names a specific rep. of a general categoryNever preceded by A/An, |
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| count and non-count nouns |
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A/An can never precede a proper noun
The sometimes can when referring to oceans, regions, rivers, some countries, and some universities |
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| Avoid dangling modifiers by |
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| using the modifiers close to the word they modify |
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must fall immediately before the words they modify
Sal took almost the whole cake
Only the store on the corner sells candy. |
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| only, scarcely, almost, merely, hardly, nearly, just, exactly, even, simply |
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| English follows a certain pattern when using three or more adj's |
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| Determiner, opinion, size or shape, color, origin, material, noun used as adj, noun |
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| How to change dangling modifiers |
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Rewrite the dangling modifier as a complete clause with its own stated sub. & verb
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Change the sub. of a sent. to a word the modifier properly describes |
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A and an are indefinite articles used to refer to a singular countable noun.
An indefinite article means that we do not know which one, or it is not important
to know it. |
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The is a definite article used to talk about something specific
The is also used to refer to: â—¾Rivers, seas, oceans â—¾Nationalities |
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No article is used for place names
No article is used in generalisations |
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