Timeline for Can I use "an" before plural noun? [duplicate]
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| Aug 24, 2016 at 20:04 | comment | added | David Garner | I agree that starting "Additional 17 human samples..." is wrong. Perhaps "An additional 17 human samples ..." could be seen as short for "An additional quantity of 17 human samples ..."? | |
| Aug 24, 2016 at 9:31 | history | closed |
herisson NVZ♦ oerkelens Jacinto user66974 |
Duplicate of Indefinite articles used with plural nouns: It was AN amazing TWO DAYS | |
| Aug 24, 2016 at 7:54 | comment | added | JEL | Lacking context, it's difficult to tell what your question is. The proofreader has that context. For example, in some contexts, "Additionally, 17 human samples not preserved etc." would work as well as "An additional etc.", but in other contexts, it might not. What clearly does not work is the sentence as you wrote it. | |
| Aug 24, 2016 at 6:22 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Aug 24, 2016 at 5:55 | history | asked | whong | CC BY-SA 3.0 |