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2 March
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English (US)
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"If you identify as lesbian, maam."
1. Is 'identify' a transitive verb?
2. Why is there no article before 'lesbian'? is it an uncountable noun??
"If you identify as lesbian, maam."
1. Is 'identify' a transitive verb?
2. Why is there no article before 'lesbian'? is it an uncountable noun??
1. Is 'identify' a transitive verb?
2. Why is there no article before 'lesbian'? is it an uncountable noun??
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2 March
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- English (US)
Lesbian can be an adjective, in which case you would not use 'a'.
It can also be a noun, in which case 'a' would be used.
So either is correct.
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1. yes
2. you usually don't include articles before descriptions such as that. sometimes it's optional sometimes you just don't.
i am black not i am a black
i am gay not i am a gay
- English (US)
you could say as a lesbian also
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- English (US)
Lesbian can be an adjective, in which case you would not use 'a'.
It can also be a noun, in which case 'a' would be used.
So either is correct.
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@Orrin_A It could be either or, no? Take this headline for example: "Late Ebony wasn't a lesbian." Ebony Reigns was described as "a lesbian". Like the other comment said.
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