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Xinfu September 23, 2015 10:47 AM

Announcement
 
Could I use piece of?

-I have a __ announcement to make.

Rusty September 23, 2015 06:53 PM

You may, but only if 'of' is followed by an article.
That would mean that you have an announcement to make, but not in its entirety.

If you meant something else, you can't use 'piece of an/the'.

Xinfu September 28, 2015 11:46 AM

Excellent answer. Thank you.

MWoll September 28, 2015 02:15 PM

Rusty is correct here.

"piece of" does not always require an article, though.

"Can I have a piece of pie?" -- you say this if you are referring to pie on the table.
"Can I have a piece of the pie?" -- same thing.
"Can I have a piece of a pie?" -- they will say, "Which pie?"

Xinfu October 07, 2015 05:21 AM

Excellent answer. Thank you.


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