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Hi, there
I really need your help here. Please
1) Can you say "There is a construction work on this stretch of the road"? A construction work?
2) In an article, I came across this:
"All construction work is expected to be completed by year's end."
Why "all construction work"? Why not "All of (the) construction work"? And why not "By the year's end"?
Please, help me
Thank you
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Good answer Samantha.
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Firstly, you would not use the article 'a' in your original sentence. It should read...
There is construction work on this stretch of road.
As for 'all construction work' verses "all of the construction work' there is a slight difference in why one is used over the other. "all of the construction work' refers more to work in one area, (like one section of a highway, for example). But, 'all construction work' refers to all areas of constructions being completed, (so there may be 3 or 4 different areas along a single highway that are being worked on by different road crews.)
I hope this answers your questions, if not, please let me know.
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Please. Anyone
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