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Dear Rachel ,
Would you please tell me whether the following sentences are correct or not ? 1- What A beautiful weather today ! 2- What A bad weather! ** You know that " weather " is uncountable noun . So, is it correct to use the indefinite article " a " ? .Normally, it should't be used . Right? ** Please tell me why ? ( Whether the sentences are correct or wrong ? I'm waiting for your kind reply. Thank you very much. Sayed |
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Indeed:
182 on "beautiful weather we're" http://books.google.com/books?...7re%22&sa=N&start=30 shows only examples without "a." |
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Absolutely correct, Sayed. Noncount nouns -- weather is one -- do not have the indefinite article (a or an) in front of them. |
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Dear Rachel ,
Many thanks for your kind reply.I would like to ask how to say these sentences correctly? Should I only delete " a " ? So, I can say : What beautiful weather today ! What bad weather ! I'm waiting for your kind reply. Thank you very much. Sayed |
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Dear Rachel,
I'm waiting for your reply. Thanks a lot. Sayed |
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Sorry, Sayed. This thread got buried way down at the bottom.
Yes, your sentences are correct: _______ That's because 'weather' -- being a noncount noun -- cannot be preceded by 'a.' You know, of course, that count nouns, on the other hand, must be preceded by 'a' or another determiner: |
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Grammar Exchange Grammar Exchange The Grammar Exchange Questions and Answers Using " a " before uncountable noun