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Originally Posted by Zainab S
Oh the main question, the style guide. What should I tell my teacher about that, any idea?
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incorrect
we took a tent,a cooler,and a sleeping bag.
correct
we took tent,cooler,and a sleeping bag.
a material noun,when used in general sense,does not need determiner.
here tent and cooler are proper nouns because someone is taking them so they are some specific tent and cooler so as a rule there will be ‘zero article'.
also mentioned in exploring the world of English by syed saadat Ali shah page no: 430
indefinite article is used with ‘sleeping bag because it is the combination of adjective and common noun in the singular number
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