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It was a traffic vs It was traffic

Neither of the phrases provided is correct. The word 'traffic' is a countable noun and requires an article or determiner before it. The correct phrase would be 'it was a traffic jam' or 'it was heavy traffic.'

Last updated: March 08, 2024 • 1854 views

It was a traffic

This phrase is not correct in English. The word 'traffic' is a countable noun and requires an article or determiner before it.

Instead of 'it was a traffic,' you should say 'it was a traffic jam' or 'it was heavy traffic.'

Alternatives:

  • it was a traffic jam
  • it was heavy traffic

It was traffic

This phrase is also incorrect. The word 'traffic' requires an article or determiner before it.

Instead of 'it was traffic,' you should say 'it was heavy traffic' or 'there was traffic.'

Alternatives:

  • it was heavy traffic
  • there was traffic

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