We decided to keep it a secret. Here, if i omit here "a", will the sentence still be correct?
And what's the necessity of "a" here?
Thank you in advance!
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Sign up to join this communityYes, "a" can be omitted in this sentence and it means exactly the same thing. Technically "We decided to keep it a secret" is using "secret" as a noun and "We decided to keep it secret" is using "secret" as an adjective, but there's no difference in usage.