Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Why doesn't the noun 'code' take any article?


The following quote from "The sorcery code" by DimaZales:



Blaise was sitting in his study writing code.



lacks either the definite article or the indefinite article.



I wonder why? Is there anything I'm missing? Is the gerund that can take a direct object without the article?



Answer



Code, when it means computer programming, is a non-count noun, so it doesn't need an indefinite article.


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