Hi
I would like to know if “sentence structure” is countable or uncountable. Which of the given sentences sound correct to you?
1- It is an incorrect sentence structure.
2- It is incorrect sentence structure.
Tom
Hi
I would like to know if “sentence structure” is countable or uncountable. Which of the given sentences sound correct to you?
1- It is an incorrect sentence structure.
2- It is incorrect sentence structure.
Tom
Hi Tom,
You’ve raised an interesting point. It is becoming more and more common (at least in the UK) for articles to be omitted particularly when the noun is qualified. People are saying: That’s good idea I had very interesting experience the other day. (Sentence) structure is technically a countable noun but both sentences are acceptable.
Alan
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Many, many thanks, Alan.
Could some more light be shed on the line quoted above? What is a qualified noun?
Tom
Hi Tom,
An adjective is said to qualify a noun as an adverb qualifies a verb. In other words qualifies suggests giving more information about something. A good book - good qualifies book - running quickly - quickly qualifies running.
Alan
Hi Alan
Those sentences are downright hair-raising to my American ears. Especially the first one.
Amy
Hi Amy,
The fact remains it’s heard more and more or rather the articles aren’t heard. A Professor of English from a Welsh University has actually written a paper on it. I could give you the title of the paper but my books are in such a chaos, I can’t lay my hands on it.
Alan
…downright hair-raising to my ears too, almost like fingernails scraping across a blackboard!