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elysium



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 1:45 am    Post subject: Direct flight? A direct flight? Reply with quote

Hello, everyone.
I've got a question about grammar of English, so if you don't mind, I'd like to ask you a favor and ask which one is correct answer.

Delta Airline has ______ from New York to Sanfransisco.

I answered "direct flight", but someone said to me he looked up the dictionary and it said that flight is a noun, so a direct flight is right. But when I searched web sites, I found out both words were used - direct flight/ a direct flight.

I'm really confused which one is correct answer. Direct flight? A direct flight? Could you let me know the answer?

Thank you in advance.
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lotus



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 3:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi elysium,

Try:

Delta Airlines has direct flights from New York to San Francisco.

Airlines usually have more than one direct flight between major cities. Flights is the noun, direct is the adjective.


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PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 5:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

elysium

"a direct flight" is the correct answer to the question.
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