G'day, how are you going mate? Due to 1 case of COVID-19 being recorded, Canberra has reintroduced a strict lockdown since the 12th August 2021. You guys obviously heard the word 'lockdown', but English language-wise, how could we use this word when you are trying to formulate a piece of sentence? Well, let's talk about it, shall we?
First of all, the word 'lockdown' is noun, right? But it can be both countable and uncountable, which means that when it comes to countable, you could say 'we will introduce a harsh lockdown/a 7 days snap lockdown, something like that. So, this is countable, because there are different types of lockdowns, depending upon the degree of severity and circumstances.
On the other hand, when it comes to uncountable, you could say like 'The ACT (Canberra) is in lockdown/The Australian National University is on lockdown'. As you can see, in/on lockdown is one of the useful phrases when you are using the word 'lockdown'. I reckon preposition + noun is one of the most common phrases in English. Like the word 'quarantine' is also used exactly the same as 'lockdown'. So, we can say People with COVID-19 must stay 'in quarantine' longer than 14 days to not spread the disease to others, without knowing they are unwell. Something like that. As you presumably know, the word 'quarantine' can also be used as a verb.
Another way of using the word 'lockdown' is for a main noun, which means that it is used from the beginning of a sentence. For instance, 'the lockdown restrictions' came into effect from 5.00pm on Thursday 12 August 2021, for 7 days. As you can see, the phrase 'The lockdown restrictions' is the main noun for this sentence, right? So you can use this word like this. You can also use 'lockdown' + connected devices including after, before, during, etc. Like 'During the lockdown period' everyone is required to stay at home and leave only for essential reasons such as grocery shopping, seeing the doctor, Covid-test as well as vaccination.
In conclusion, the word 'lockdown' is used only for noun, not verb, adjective, adverb. But it could be used as multiple ways of using the word, depending on the sentence structure. Thanks for reading my blog, and please stay safe and healthy!
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