In Nouns^x, Definite articles^x

Hi There is an entry in the Oxford Advanced Learner s Dictionary about usage of indefinite article used before uncountable nouns when these have an adjective in front of them or phrase following them a good knowledge of French a sadness that won t go awayHowever just came across this example It...

Tanit wrote Hi good question I was wandering whether a slightly different point of view exists as for the subject of the sentence He is one of the few that knows the solution to the problem or He is one of the few that know the solution to the problem After some research I came across this one...

Zj frank wrote Dear all He is one of the few that knows the solution to the problem or He is one of the few that know the solution to the problem Do the two that s denote different things Shall we say that the first that denotes he while the second that denotes the few If so do the two sentences...

Usually the definite article is used when talking about a specified noun but in this case in AmE the is used for any cinema and doesn t have to be previously discussed If I say I m going to the beach Despite using the definite article the listener wouldn t know which beach I m going to

No real difference The definite article is often optional with plural nouns in this sort of situation where the qualifying phrase follows

In older English a used to be used with ing words often connected thus a calling This a is not the indefinite article used before nouns To understand it in the modern English version interpret it without the a Chaos comes calling Chaos comes knocking on your door for example It s obviously a...

Hi Consider this sentence He has a very good knowledge What is the function of the aritcle a in the sentence I know that the articles can function as adjectives but never as adverbs Well the case here is different isn t it Can an indefinite article modify an uncountable noun Article use can be...

Hi Consider this sentence He has a very good knowledge What is the function of the aricle a in the sentence I know that the articles can function as adjectives but never as adverbs Well the case here is different isn t it Can an indefinite article modify an uncountable noun I am quite confused...

Hi I was looking at the Collins Cobuild Compact English Learner s Dictionary for its explanation and example sentences accompanying its explanation of the term N PROPER which I presume is referring to a proper noun An example on the proper noun Senate went like this Senate All of the president s...

Saska wrote Guest wrote Why many foreign speakers have such problems with the English language I mean I came to the U S about two years ago and in the beginning I ve had problems with the language probably just like eveybody else but what makes English such a difficult language to learn Most...