Preparation for citizenship test

[Natasha81]

Hi, I am preparing for My Citizenship Test, and the book always says "you are required to have a basic knowledge of English". "A basic Knowledge" sounds wrong to me, as the word knowledge is an abstract noun,does not have a plural form and is not to be used with an indefinite article. As far as I remember you can say "some knowledge" or the knowledge when you want to specify..This is just like "information" and words alike.
Shouldn't it be "You are required to have (some) basic knowledge of English"???Hope, I am right:):)

[Kitosdad]

Natasha, good morning to you.

I think you are splitting hairs here. In this context " some " and " a " would be considered to have the same relevance.


Kitos.
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[Alan]

Hi Natasha,

You are right in saying words like 'information' do not usually take the indefinite article but it is acceptable to talk about 'a knowledge'. This word is often used in job descriptions where the candidate is required to use a foreign language as in: A knowledge of French for this post is essential.

Alan
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[Natasha81]

Thank you for your help. The rules must have changed since my graduation:):)

[Jamie (K)]