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Is it correct if I say, "I have been working for quite a company"? [Quite+a/an+ noun] Yes, “quite” can be used in that way, that is, in front of an article followed by a noun—and we use it like that all the time in English. However, the sentence itself is somewhat unnatural in English. Here “quite a company” expresses admiration for the company. Take a look at these sentences:
That’s quite an achievement!
He’s quite a singer!
Both sentences are meant to express the speaker’s admiration or to say that the speaker is impressed by the achievement or the person’s ability to sing. These are natural in English. However, we rarely find ourselves needing to express admiration for a company—even if it is the company that we have been working for.
Here are some other, more natural, examples:
It’s been quite a day! (→ an eventful, stressful, or memorable day, depending on the context)
I ended up with quite a headache after listening to all that loud, pounding music. (→ here, “quite” can indicate that the headache was severe, or that it was more than just an ordinary headache)
It was quite a large room. (→ not “very” large, but a little bit less than very large)
When “quite” is used in this way it functions as an intensifier of the noun. It is similar to “such” and “rather” in the way we position it in front of the article:
The room was in quite a mess.
The room was in such a mess.
The room was in rather a mess.
Depending on the context, the intensifying function of “quite” may also serve to express admiration through the intensification. #Mike_Mendis ⭕️Unknown English