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[nawee]

Hello,

I came across this sentence on an English handout. Is this correct? Can we say "Is it animal?" without the article "an" before "animal"?

Thank you,

Nawee

[CP]

The only reason to ask the question this way, that I can think of, is when playing a guessing game called 20 Questions. Person A thinks of something, and person B has to guess it in 20 yes-or-no questions.

"Is it animal?" is from the old game-show category: Is it animal, vegetable, or mineral? But in 20 Questions, you can ask only yes-no questions, so you can't ask "Is it animal, vegetable, or mineral?"

Other than that, you need an article.
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[nawee]

Yes! I came across it on a handout for a 20-question type game. Thank you, CP.

Nawee