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    Definite article/help

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    Definite article/help
    Message from seohyun posted on 22-08-2017 at 19:21:22 (D | E | F)
    Hi.I am Esther.
    I am happy to study on this web site.
    It's wonderful.
    I have two questions about The definite article.
    1.
    Days of the week.
    Why "the" before week need in this sentence ? IS week GENERAL period?
    I thought Days of week is right.
    Plz tell me why.
    2.
    He has got a headache.
    I thought headache is uncountable.
    Why headache is need "A" before?
    Thanks.

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    Edited by lucile83 on 23-08-2017 00:03


    Re: Definite article/help from mah, posted on 23-08-2017 at 05:28:41 (D | E)
    Hello everybody!
    A proper way to say is : a terrible headache. It refers to each specific incidence, not a general condition like asthma. You can have singular or plural headache(s). So it's countable.
    I hope it helps.
    See you!

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    Edited by lucile83 on 23-08-2017 07:42



    Re: Definite article/help from suhasini, posted on 26-08-2017 at 17:47:52 (D | E)
    Hello,
    As I know,
    Your former one: both are correct.
    Days of the week: The days in a particular week.
    Days of week: here, you didn't mention the particularity.

    Your latter one: here, 'ache' is a countable noun. If today, you have a terrible headache, tomorrow, you have a sinus headache but, if you soak in rain you normally get a migratory headache due to cold, then doctor would say you are suffering from headaches.




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