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ShirleyLing

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"The bill became law."

Shouldn't there be "a" before "law", since it is talking about a specific law, not a large body of laws?
 

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It can work either way.
 

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"We have (a) law for that."

Would "a" be necessary here?
 

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"We have (a) law for that."

Would "a" be necessary here?

But if I am talking about having a body of laws for certain things, do I still need "a" there?
 

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But if I am talking about having a body of laws for certain things, do I still need "a" there?

No, but you would need it in the plural.

We have a law for that.
We have laws for that.
That has recently become law.
A law has recently been passed about that.
 
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