Which option is correct?
Can you tell which option is correct? And why it is necessary to use or not to use this or that article?
I have pizza.
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I have a pizza.
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Can you tell which option is correct? And why it is necessary to use or not to use this or that article?
I have pizza.
or
I have a pizza.
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Can you tell which option is correct? And why it is necessary to use or not to use this or that article?
I have pizza.
or
I have a pizza.
articles
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Can you tell which option is correct? And why it is necessary to use or not to use this or that article?
I have pizza.
or
I have a pizza.
articles
articles
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oh, I accidentally clicked on " Blockquote"
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oh, I accidentally clicked on " Blockquote"
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They are actually both correct.
I will list two scenarios, one for each one, to show how they are correct.
1.
Bob: I'm so hungry! Does anyone have food?
Bobby: I have pizza.
2.
Bob: Finally, it's lunch time. Guess what I have?
Bobby: I don't know, what do you have? A sandwich?
Bob: I have a pizza!
Bobby: Ooh lucky!
As you can see, they both make sense in each scenario, and if you put on in the other scenario, they will still work. It's a matter of what you mean. I have a pizza means that you have one pizza. I have pizza means you have pizza. One is more specific than the other.
Hope this helps!
answered 15 hours ago
Sweet_Cherry
255111
Thanks! If plural, will the articles be omitted? Right?
– Boyep
15 hours ago
Many foodstuffs, even things which come in discrete pieces, can be used as non-count nouns: chicken, cake, garlic.
– Colin Fine
14 hours ago
@Sweet_Cherry No, it doesn't. I have pizza does not mean I have more than one pizza. Only I have pizzas means a plural. Pizza, without an article, doesn't specify a number.
– Jason Bassford
14 hours ago
@JasonBassford Oop. I stand corrected. I guess I was focusing more on either plural or singular.
– Sweet_Cherry
14 hours ago
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They are actually both correct.
I will list two scenarios, one for each one, to show how they are correct.
1.
Bob: I'm so hungry! Does anyone have food?
Bobby: I have pizza.
2.
Bob: Finally, it's lunch time. Guess what I have?
Bobby: I don't know, what do you have? A sandwich?
Bob: I have a pizza!
Bobby: Ooh lucky!
As you can see, they both make sense in each scenario, and if you put on in the other scenario, they will still work. It's a matter of what you mean. I have a pizza means that you have one pizza. I have pizza means you have pizza. One is more specific than the other.
Hope this helps!
answered 15 hours ago
Sweet_Cherry
255111
Thanks! If plural, will the articles be omitted? Right?
– Boyep
15 hours ago
Many foodstuffs, even things which come in discrete pieces, can be used as non-count nouns: chicken, cake, garlic.
– Colin Fine
14 hours ago
@Sweet_Cherry No, it doesn't. I have pizza does not mean I have more than one pizza. Only I have pizzas means a plural. Pizza, without an article, doesn't specify a number.
– Jason Bassford
14 hours ago
@JasonBassford Oop. I stand corrected. I guess I was focusing more on either plural or singular.
– Sweet_Cherry
14 hours ago
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They are actually both correct.
I will list two scenarios, one for each one, to show how they are correct.
1.
Bob: I'm so hungry! Does anyone have food?
Bobby: I have pizza.
2.
Bob: Finally, it's lunch time. Guess what I have?
Bobby: I don't know, what do you have? A sandwich?
Bob: I have a pizza!
Bobby: Ooh lucky!
As you can see, they both make sense in each scenario, and if you put on in the other scenario, they will still work. It's a matter of what you mean. I have a pizza means that you have one pizza. I have pizza means you have pizza. One is more specific than the other.
Hope this helps!
answered 15 hours ago
Sweet_Cherry
255111
Thanks! If plural, will the articles be omitted? Right?
– Boyep
15 hours ago
Many foodstuffs, even things which come in discrete pieces, can be used as non-count nouns: chicken, cake, garlic.
– Colin Fine
14 hours ago
@Sweet_Cherry No, it doesn't. I have pizza does not mean I have more than one pizza. Only I have pizzas means a plural. Pizza, without an article, doesn't specify a number.
– Jason Bassford
14 hours ago
@JasonBassford Oop. I stand corrected. I guess I was focusing more on either plural or singular.
– Sweet_Cherry
14 hours ago
add a comment |
They are actually both correct.
I will list two scenarios, one for each one, to show how they are correct.
1.
Bob: I'm so hungry! Does anyone have food?
Bobby: I have pizza.
2.
Bob: Finally, it's lunch time. Guess what I have?
Bobby: I don't know, what do you have? A sandwich?
Bob: I have a pizza!
Bobby: Ooh lucky!
As you can see, they both make sense in each scenario, and if you put on in the other scenario, they will still work. It's a matter of what you mean. I have a pizza means that you have one pizza. I have pizza means you have pizza. One is more specific than the other.
Hope this helps!
answered 15 hours ago
Sweet_Cherry
255111
They are actually both correct.
I will list two scenarios, one for each one, to show how they are correct.
1.
Bob: I'm so hungry! Does anyone have food?
Bobby: I have pizza.
2.
Bob: Finally, it's lunch time. Guess what I have?
Bobby: I don't know, what do you have? A sandwich?
Bob: I have a pizza!
Bobby: Ooh lucky!
As you can see, they both make sense in each scenario, and if you put on in the other scenario, they will still work. It's a matter of what you mean. I have a pizza means that you have one pizza. I have pizza means you have pizza. One is more specific than the other.
Hope this helps!
answered 15 hours ago
Sweet_Cherry
255111
answered 15 hours ago
Sweet_Cherry
255111
answered 15 hours ago
Sweet_Cherry
255111
answered 15 hours ago
Sweet_Cherry
255111
255111
Thanks! If plural, will the articles be omitted? Right?
– Boyep
15 hours ago
Many foodstuffs, even things which come in discrete pieces, can be used as non-count nouns: chicken, cake, garlic.
– Colin Fine
14 hours ago
@Sweet_Cherry No, it doesn't. I have pizza does not mean I have more than one pizza. Only I have pizzas means a plural. Pizza, without an article, doesn't specify a number.
– Jason Bassford
14 hours ago
@JasonBassford Oop. I stand corrected. I guess I was focusing more on either plural or singular.
– Sweet_Cherry
14 hours ago
add a comment |
Thanks! If plural, will the articles be omitted? Right?
– Boyep
15 hours ago
Many foodstuffs, even things which come in discrete pieces, can be used as non-count nouns: chicken, cake, garlic.
– Colin Fine
14 hours ago
@Sweet_Cherry No, it doesn't. I have pizza does not mean I have more than one pizza. Only I have pizzas means a plural. Pizza, without an article, doesn't specify a number.
– Jason Bassford
14 hours ago
@JasonBassford Oop. I stand corrected. I guess I was focusing more on either plural or singular.
– Sweet_Cherry
14 hours ago
Thanks! If plural, will the articles be omitted? Right?
– Boyep
15 hours ago
Thanks! If plural, will the articles be omitted? Right?
– Boyep
15 hours ago
Many foodstuffs, even things which come in discrete pieces, can be used as non-count nouns: chicken, cake, garlic.
– Colin Fine
14 hours ago
Many foodstuffs, even things which come in discrete pieces, can be used as non-count nouns: chicken, cake, garlic.
– Colin Fine
14 hours ago
@Sweet_Cherry No, it doesn't. I have pizza does not mean I have more than one pizza. Only I have pizzas means a plural. Pizza, without an article, doesn't specify a number.
– Jason Bassford
14 hours ago
@Sweet_Cherry No, it doesn't. I have pizza does not mean I have more than one pizza. Only I have pizzas means a plural. Pizza, without an article, doesn't specify a number.
– Jason Bassford
14 hours ago
@JasonBassford Oop. I stand corrected. I guess I was focusing more on either plural or singular.
– Sweet_Cherry
14 hours ago
@JasonBassford Oop. I stand corrected. I guess I was focusing more on either plural or singular.
– Sweet_Cherry
14 hours ago
add a comment |
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