English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
OBLIGATORY ARTICLES
He was running ~temperature~ on that day (nonstandard).
He was running *a temperature* on that day (standard).
If you are running a temperature or if you have a temperature, your temperature is higher than it usually is.
The reporter was ~on ground~ at the time (nonstandard).
The reporter was *on the ground* at the time (standard).
“On the ground” primarily means being at the actual site of an action, event, or situation, rather than observing or managing from a distance.
The novel was ~in form of~ a diary (nonstandard).
The novel was *in the form of* a diary (standard).
In the form of” means something is presented, structured, or shaped as a specific thing, often functioning as a type of, manifested as, or in the guise of something else.
GAB
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