When to use 'the, an, a'

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	Guest  #851  Mon, 16 Jun 03 02:13 PM "In order to develop the migration plan, we utilized the Application Scoring sheet to rank applications." is it 'the migration plan' or 'a migration plan' ? when do i use 'the' and when 'a' or 'an'?    Guest

	hitchhiker  #856  Mon, 16 Jun 03 02:26 PM In order to develop the migration plan, we utilized the Application Scoring sheet to rank applications. Is completely correct (Don't capitalise App Score, 'utilized' is an American spelling), however we might need the sentences either side of that to see the context correctly. If you haven’t referred to the application scoring sheet yet, you would have to say: In order to develop the migration plan, we utilised an application scoring sheet to rank applications. or An application scoring sheet was introduced to develop the migration plan. An application scoring sheet helped develop the migration plan.    hitchhiker Joined on Mon, Nov 18 2002 Malta, Europe Senior Member (3,479) "OK, so ten out of ten for style, but minus several million for good thinking, yeah?"
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	chris  #862  Mon, 16 Jun 03 07:11 PM Hitchhiker, are you sure you aren't a teacher in your sleep? Top advice, couldn't be better explained!    chris Joined on Mon, Apr 7 2003 Malta Contributing Member (1,105)

	hitchhiker  #888  Mon, 16 Jun 03 11:43 PM *blush* Also see Frequently asked questions    hitchhiker

	Guest  #49340  Thu, 07 Oct 04 01:42 PM Whether the following sentence is correct?. To play video with Windows Media Player 10 on both the computer screen and an external monitor, enable Mirror Mode before playing the movie. My specific question is related to the following: "...on both the PDA screen and an external monitor..." Please let me know whether it's correct. Unni    Guest

	CalifJim  #49397  Thu, 07 Oct 04 05:48 PM It's correct. I'm not sure exactly what bothers you about it!    CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member (16,970) "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche

	Anonymous  #399496  Thu, 02 Aug 07 10:13 AM This one, I found a bit tricky: I have a (?) certain potenial, which I would like to transform into something real - into reality. Alternatively: With the help of knowledge you can make this potenial of yours a (?) reality. Any help on these two is much appreciated. Thanks!    Anonymous

	Sooris  #399558  Thu, 02 Aug 07 01:57 PM Suggestion: If you master two concepts-- definiteness and countability, almost 95% of your doubts regarding the usage of articles will be cleared. Then you won't be coming up with specific sentences since you know the rules. So try to master these two concepts.    Sooris Joined on Tue, Sep 26 2006 chennai Full Member (121) Sureshbabu Padmanabahan
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	JaCKo__007  #399728  Thu, 02 Aug 07 10:16 PM Thanks for the reply, but I still don't know whether to use 'a reality' in this case or not. I know reality isn't countable and 'the' obviously doesn't apply, but do I leave the 'a', or do I omit it? I've tried looking it up, but can't find anything. A yes or no answer would be much appreciated, thanks.    JaCKo__007 Joined on Thu, Aug 2 2007 Ljubljana New Member (20) *** Life depends on point of view, mine's positive! ***