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Originally Posted by Anglika  .. |
Thanks very much for your help.As regards the last question, I just wanted to ask why we need to put "a/an" in front of phrases like "an increase of 2 million", "a reduction of ..", "a profit of 3 billion.." since those phrases sound rather specific to me.Furthermore, please look at this (Annual report of Barclays):"The results reflect revenue growth of 15%..... This is reflected in the total dividend pay-out for the year of 58 pence, a 16% increase over 1999."Why is there no article before "revenue growth" and there is "a" before "16% increase"? Thanks once again..