In Articles^x, Determiners^x

Not weird at all, Jenthecute.If the two items are stated briefly and are in some sense considered a 'set' in the writer's mind, then only a single article will serve for both:Pass me the bread and butter.I need a pen and eraser.That's the long and short of it.Often, the single article (or other...

An attributive adjective is simply one that precedes the noun, Ricky:The tall man is my brother. Tall is an attributive adjective, premodifying man.My brother is tall. Tall is now a predicative adjective, postmodifying brother.An attributive superlative requires the (or another determiner):The...

Anonymous wrote:We can use quite in the following : 1)quite+ adj/adv2)quite+ article(a/an)+ adj + countable noun If the noun is uncountable, can I use quite+ adj + noun?3)quite + article(a/an) + noun4)quite +verbCan pretty, rather or fairly use in the way as quite do?Hello Anon Adjective...

What is the word sucks in "Homework sucks"? Is it a verb or an adjective? If it is a verb, what does homework suck?This brings up an excellent point, and a wonderful opportunity to discover the beautiful syntactic structure of the English language. The question at hand is "Does an English verb...

Hi, I was wondering if this sentence as a starting sentence of an article, should have "the" in front of "Japan's prosecutors"? John Doe challenged (the) Japan's prosecutors yesterday to come and get him. From my understanding, if something is very specific, you don't use "the," like "John's...

Hi, I came across this sentence while I was reading an article in a newspaper. By the way, when one is using a sentence or two (or a whole paragraph for that matter) to ask questions, do that person have to quote the sources? I think I don't have to if I am using a sentence or two, but maybe I...

You could use 'the' as in They are the names of towns in the area however there's no need. Names is a countable noun used in the plural form so it is not necessary to have a determiner , such as the definite article, preceding it and from the context (sorry you didn't provide the whole text)...

Sorry, I take a shower every morning. Every singular countable common noun requires a determiner-- an article (a/the shower), and demonstrative (this/that shower) or a possessive (my/her shower). My morning shower is indeed one of many-- I take 365 of them each year, and each one of them...

Vorpar, I'm afraid I hold a different view with respect to your answer to the first sentence, (1) I went on a writing course. In analysing words for their word classes, we consider not only their forms but also, most crucially, the functions that they perform in the sentences or contexts in...

Normally, you would be asking if Jack has any jackets at all (i.e. does he have protection from the cold?). For singular countable nouns, an article (a/an/the jacket) is always needed, unless it is replaced by a demonstrative (this jacket) or a possessive (your jacket). Generalization has...