Is the usage of "a work" correct here? My supervisor, who is not an English teacher, advised me to use "a task" instead.
Usually, though, I would not mind either way. Does somebody have another opinion?
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Both are grammatically correct. However, in my experience, a work is generally used to describe a piece of art. |
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It depends on what you’re trying to say, but it’s probably not correct. First the more common situation: if you are (for instance) a student doing essays, or a mechanic working on cars, then the phrase you gave would not be correct. Instead, you could say something like
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or …this work, …the work, …my work, etc., depending on context. You can have one task but you can't have one 'work' (that sounds really wrong like 'one water'). A less common (but perfectly OK usage), 'work' as a count noun is typically only used for works of art. So if you are an artist explaining how long it takes you to finish a painting, then yes, you could talk about time needed to complete a work. But that phrase standing alone without context sounds wrong. |
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