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Article necessary with "secret"?

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00:00 Article Necessary With &Quot;Secret&Quot;?
00:33 Accepted Answer Score 1
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ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 1


All four examples are grammatical, but have different underlying constructions. It is necessary to use an article -- if you mean "secret" to be a noun. It is necessary not to use an article if you mean "secret" to be an adjective.