Can countable noun be used singly？?
I saw a film. a man wrote "big beach" in beach by the finger . and I found a song named "candle in the wind" . why beach and candle appear singly ， without a or the？
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Both movies and songs are creative forms which do not necessarily follow norms and the two cited phrases are ambiguous/indefinite. A big beach/The big beach. A Candle In The Wind/The Candle In The Wind. The viewer/reader/listener can choose either, neither or both.
Sometimes the article is understood, not explicitly pronounced. Usually it is the indefinite article that is omitted, but not always.