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Frage:	rules regarding a cleaning
EN	#927405 von maricom (RU), 2021-03-26, 16:15 Spam? Dear colleagues whose mothertongue is English, please check the following sentence and tell me if this "a" before "cleaning" is all right - or is to be omitted. Thanks a lot! A lack of explicit rules regarding a cleaning can lead to disorder and possibly unsafe working conditions. (Es handelt sich um construction logistics)

Antwort:	*a cleaning job \ but preferably cleaning jobs* as rules tend to cover more than just one concrete activity**	#927411
	von Proeuts-, 2021-03-26, 19:55 Spam? 62.116.5... Google: "cleaning job" construction Google: "cleaning job" construction site:uk

Chat:	von maricom (RU), 2021-03-26, 20:07 Spam?	#927412
	Hallo Proeuts-, in meinem Fall steht "cleaning" ohne "job"...

Antwort:	Dann solltest du den unbestimmten Artikel streichen.	#927415
	von Proteus-, 2021-03-26, 21:45 Spam? 62.116.5...

Antwort:	Voilà	#927416
	von Proteus-, 2021-03-26, 21:47 Spam? 62.116.5... Google: "rules regarding cleaning"

Chat:	von maricom (RU), 2021-03-27, 09:26 Spam?	#927417
	Danke, Proteus-. Das habe ich geahnt. Also, ich streiche "a".

Antwort:	von callixte (US), 2021-03-27, 09:38 Spam?	#927418
	A: What you have is a countable noun. noun: the action of making something clean, especially the inside of a house. "the housekeeper will help with the cleaning" B. Here is the rule regarding countable nouns: A countable noun always takes either the indefinite (a, an or definite (the) article when it is singular. When plural, it takes the definite article if it refers to a definite, specific group and no article if it is used in a general sense. C. The answer: No article, just as Proteus advised. Why? Because in your sentence, the word "cleaning" is being used in the general sense.

Antwort:	I agree that it should be without 'a',	#927419
	von Lllama (GB/AT), 2021-03-27, 14:30 Spam? but disagree with callixte's reasoning. Cleaning is a mass (or uncountable) noun, and that's why it's not used with the indefinite article. https://www.lexico.com/definition/cleaning

Antwort:	von callixte (US), Last modified: 2021-03-27, 17:26 Spam?	#927420
	But isn't cleaning both a countable AND a mass noun? May we not assume that maricom's rule applies to all cleanings? Edit: I see your point Llama. I maricom's rule cleaning is used as a mass noun.

Chat:	von maricom (RU), 2021-03-27, 22:07 Spam?	#927424
	Vielen Dank an alle für Eure Hilfsbereitschaft!

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