kachibi
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- Joined
- Jan 15, 2012
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Chinese
- Home Country
- Hong Kong
- Current Location
- Hong Kong
The following is an advertising write-up of a hotel adapted from an English lifestyle magazine:
"Shape up and bring out your summer glow with a three-month membership, including six 60 minute treatments at Melo Spa, a complimentary fitness assessment session, free parking for three hours per visit, outdoor swimming pool, whirlpool, locker rooms and use of tennis court and hotel bicycle with a charge."
My question is, you can see that every item before "free parking" is quantified with the use of articles or the plural form, e.g. a three-month membership, 60 min treatments, etc.
"Free parking" itself is an uncountable noun, so it's reasonable to leave it without articles or "s".
However, starting from "swimming pool" to "use of tennis court and hotel bicycle", there are no articles/plural form for each noun (and these nouns SHOULD BE countable): a swimming pool, a whirlpool, use of a tennis court and a hotel bicycle...
Can I say that the above omission is ungrammatical? Or it can only be accepted in informal writing?
"Shape up and bring out your summer glow with a three-month membership, including six 60 minute treatments at Melo Spa, a complimentary fitness assessment session, free parking for three hours per visit, outdoor swimming pool, whirlpool, locker rooms and use of tennis court and hotel bicycle with a charge."
My question is, you can see that every item before "free parking" is quantified with the use of articles or the plural form, e.g. a three-month membership, 60 min treatments, etc.
"Free parking" itself is an uncountable noun, so it's reasonable to leave it without articles or "s".
However, starting from "swimming pool" to "use of tennis court and hotel bicycle", there are no articles/plural form for each noun (and these nouns SHOULD BE countable): a swimming pool, a whirlpool, use of a tennis court and a hotel bicycle...
Can I say that the above omission is ungrammatical? Or it can only be accepted in informal writing?