[Grammar] a/an or some countable/uncountable nouns

[Letiem]

Dear fellow teachers! Thanks for having taken me!
My question is this:In an exam it is evaluated the use of the articles "a/an" and the adverb "some" for countable and uncountable nouns.

Is it correct the following se ntence:

"Those are______________ really nice slacks"
Some students have written "some" in thse blank.

The answer section says that the right answer is "nothing"

Is it correct then: "those are some really nice slacks"??
It is a basic level and students are learning when to use the articles, for example there are sentences like these:

Would you like to be ________actor? The answer is "an"
Or
Do you collect _________ stamps? The answer is "nothing"

Why, then, some students used "some" in the sentence refering to slacks?
According to tje answers it is not correct, but I don't know how to explain to them why it is not correct!!!

I would really appreciate your giving me some lights about this point!!!

Looking forward to hearing from you soon!!

Letiem

 

[bhaisahab]

Dear fellow teachers! Thanks for having taken me!
My question is this:In an exam it is evaluated the use of the articles "a/an" and the adverb "some" for countable and uncountable nouns.

Is it correct the following se ntence:

"Those are______________ really nice slacks"
Some students have written "some" in thse blank.

The answer section says that the right answer is "nothing"

Is it correct then: "those are some really nice slacks"??
It is a basic level and students are learning when to use the articles, for example there are sentences like these:

Would you like to be ________actor? The answer is "an"
Or
Do you collect _________ stamps? The answer is "nothing"

Why, then, some students used "some" in the sentence refering to slacks?
According to tje answers it is not correct, but I don't know how to explain to them why it is not correct!!!

I would really appreciate your giving me some lights about this point!!!

Looking forward to hearing from you soon!!

Letiem

"some really nice slacks" is fine as a phrase. With "Those are" it's grammatical but it's not natural English. The answer section is right.
In the other two examples the answers are also correct.

 

[Rover_KE]

'Some' is possible in that sentence, though 'nothing' is better. It's not a good question for basic level students.

A single question mark is sufficient after 'slacks'.

There is no need to use any exclamation marks in your post — let alone eight.

Please don't post the same thread more than once.



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[Barb_D]

I agree that "some" is possible, especially when expression admiration.
Those are some seriously high heels you're wearing.
Those are some gorgeous earrings.

 

[emsr2d2]

I find "Those are some really nice slacks" perfectly natural.

Those are some really nice cakes you've made.
These are some great photographs.