"such awful food" vs. "such a awful food"

[Zajac]

Hello everybody!

Could you clarify to me why in following sentence we should use "such" instead of "such a" ...

"The food at the hotel was so awful. I've never eaten such awful food."

kind regards,
Zajac!

[Mister Micawber]

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'Food' here is uncountable, so no 'a'.
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[Pamela]

Food is uncountable here, Zajac

Edit: MM, you proved to be the fastest.

[Conchita]

'Food' doesn't take an indefinite article in your sentence because the noun is uncountable here.

Edit: Oops! Well, better three than none.

[Zajac]

thanks!

I should remember about that!

Zajac

[Sultano]

Even if the noun is countable , we cannot say "such a awful...." because the adjective begins with a vowel .

[Mister Micawber]

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'More haste, less speed'. Thanks, Sultano.
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who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's
ESL cafe: Interview with Mr. Micawber

[Conchita]