diff --git a/src/english/MakeStructuralEng.gf b/src/english/MakeStructuralEng.gf
index c89a55d71..40c50f8dd 100644
--- a/src/english/MakeStructuralEng.gf
+++ b/src/english/MakeStructuralEng.gf
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ oper
     lin IQuant {s = table {Sg => s ; Pl => n}} ;
     
   mkDet = overload {
+    mkDet : Str -> Det = \s ->
+      lin Det (mkDeterminer singular s) ;
     mkDet : Str -> Number -> Det = \s,n ->
       lin Det (mkDeterminer n s) ;
     mkDet : Str -> Det -> Det = \s,d ->