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i was child vs i was a child

The correct phrase is 'I was a child.' The article 'a' is necessary before the noun 'child' to make the sentence grammatically correct. 'I was child' is not a correct construction in English.

Last updated: March 23, 2024 • 999 views

i was child

This phrase is incorrect in English. The article 'a' is needed before the noun 'child.'

The correct phrase is 'I was a child,' where 'a' is an indefinite article used before singular countable nouns like 'child.'
  • I been tighted since I was child.
  • I really thought I was with child.
  • Because I was a child, john.
  • My bubbe told me stories when I was a child.
  • My father brought me here when I was a child.
  • I haven't had real cocoa since I was a child.
  • I remember when I was a child...
  • I thought that I was your child.
  • But Veronika talked about this museum since I was a child.
  • When I was a child, I would write to Father Christmas.
  • I wanted to kill you when I was a child...
  • I was a child model, Gary.
  • I was a child myself when I had her.
  • I've been drinking since I was a child.
  • Didn't matter. I was a child.
  • I was a child soldier also.
  • We never took any pictures when I was a child.
  • I haven't gotten into a fight since I was a child.
  • I've done it since I was a child.
  • When I was a child I studied classical dance for seven years.

Alternatives:

  • I was a student
  • I was a teacher
  • I was a doctor
  • I was a musician
  • I was a friend

i was a child

This phrase is correct in English. The article 'a' is necessary before the noun 'child' to make the sentence grammatically accurate.

Use 'I was a child' to correctly indicate that you were a child at a specific point in the past.

Examples:

  • When I was a child, I loved playing with toys.
  • I remember when I was a child, everything seemed so simple.
  • I was a child when I first learned to ride a bike.
  • As a child, I used to spend hours reading books.
  • I was a child when I first visited Disneyland.
  • From the time I was a child, my grandmother and my father told me stories about their beloved city.
  • Y... you see, when... I was a child, there was this incident... at the circus.
  • Because I was a child, john.
  • Didn't matter. I was a child.
  • Yes I remember them, I was a child too.
  • That I was a child, her child.
  • I was a child, Grew up right then.
  • I was a child, 8 years old.
  • When they took a photo... but I don't know who, I was a child after all.
  • I never saw it because I was a child, but my father told me
  • I was a child model, Gary.
  • I was a child myself when I had her.
  • I was a child soldier also.
  • I was a child with a 3-month-old.
  • You said I was a child and I wanted to...
  • I was a child pretending to be an adult, desperate to re-create myself.
  • No, I was a child myself, then.
  • But I was a child of my... of that world.
  • I was a child, alone, in terror for my life, and you ran away to save yourself.
  • I was a child. I remember watching my father's knee, for a long time.

Alternatives:

  • I was a student
  • I was a teacher
  • I was a doctor
  • I was a musician
  • I was a friend

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