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Please tell me if the article is correct here:
Boris has made an undoubted progress in his English this year.
Progress is non-count, yet they often acquire the article if they have a descriptive attribute.
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I'm not saying your sentence is wrong, but I would not use the article.
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Hi,
Please tell me if the article is correct here:
Boris has made an undoubted progress in his English this year.
Progress is non-count, yet they often acquire the article if they have a descriptive attribute.
TIA
The article is not correct there.
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Thank you both.
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