Should it be "strong a man" or "strong man"?
Strong A man though he is, he could not lift the weight.
Strong man though he is, he could not lift the weight.

When a singular noun is used in an inverted concession adverbail clause, its indefinite article should be left out, like MAN though he is, he could not help crying. If there is an adjective modifying the noun, should we put 'a' before the noun? Thank you.

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Should it be "strong a man" or "strong man"?
Strong A man though he is, he could not lift the weight.
Strong man though he is, he could not lift the weight.

When a singular noun is used in an inverted concession adverbail clause, its indefinite article should be left out, like MAN though he is, he could not help crying. If there is an adjective modifying the noun,  should we put 'a' before the noun? Thank you.

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I would add that you could also say it like this:

Though he is a strong man, he could not lift the weight.

This is perfectly fine too.

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These would be more correct:

"As strong a man as he is, he could not lift the weight."

"A strong man though he is, he could not lift the weight."

The first would be a more common use of the language, the second sentence is a little verbose and would not normally be used in conversation (perhaps more in writing).

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