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edited Apr 2, 2012 at 13:59

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I saw a bear, a lion and a donkey.

I saw a bear, a lion and a donkey.

Is the usage of the article "a"a necessary before each word in a list like this?

Biggs set out Monday morning for one of his usual hiking and gold-panning trips near Whiskey Flats when he came across a mother bear, yearling, and cub sitting on a stream bank.

Biggs set out Monday morning for one of his usual hiking and gold-panning trips near Whiskey Flats when he came across a mother bear, yearling, and cub sitting on a stream bank.

Second example. Why is there no article before "cub"cub?

I saw a bear, a lion and a donkey.

Is the usage of the article "a" necessary before each word in a list like this?

Biggs set out Monday morning for one of his usual hiking and gold-panning trips near Whiskey Flats when he came across a mother bear, yearling, and cub sitting on a stream bank.

Second example. Why is there no article before "cub"?

I saw a bear, a lion and a donkey.

Is the usage of the article a necessary before each word in a list like this?

Biggs set out Monday morning for one of his usual hiking and gold-panning trips near Whiskey Flats when he came across a mother bear, yearling, and cub sitting on a stream bank.

Why is there no article before cub?

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asked Apr 2, 2012 at 13:50

domino

Articles in a list

I saw a bear, a lion and a donkey.

Is the usage of the article "a" necessary before each word in a list like this?

Biggs set out Monday morning for one of his usual hiking and gold-panning trips near Whiskey Flats when he came across a mother bear, yearling, and cub sitting on a stream bank.

Second example. Why is there no article before "cub"?

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