hanuman_2000  +  288838 Fri, 03 Nov 06 04:40 AM Hello, 1. We are in the same class. 2. We are in same class. Which one is correct? Why the article "the" is required in (1)? hanuman_2000 Joined on Thu, Aug 12 2004 INDIA Contributing Member 1,644 Articles

	Grammar Geek  +  288842 Fri, 03 Nov 06 04:55 AM "Class" is a countable noun in this case - it requires an article. Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,652 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random! Articles, Nouns, Countable Nouns

	Cool Breeze  +  288940 Fri, 03 Nov 06 01:38 PM  Hanuman_2000 wrote: Hello, 1. We are in the same class. 2. We are in same class. Which one is correct? Why the article "the" is required in (1)? Certain words are usually used with the: The same bus, the only bus, the right bus and, against all logic, even the wrong bus is very common. The is used even when an uncountable noun follows the adjective: the same furniture, the only advice. Cheers CB Cool Breeze Joined on Fri, Apr 7 2006 Senior Member 3,970 "I hope you'll all live to be 150 years old - and the last voice you hear is mine!" Frank Sinatra on stage in Oslo, Norway, 28 September 1991 Articles, Nouns, Uncountable Nouns, Countable Nouns