In Determiners^x, Clauses^x

Hi, Please tell me if a quantifier like 'a lot', 'many' or 'some' and a determiner like 'a' or 'the' can be in the same sentence. I think you mean 'in the same phrase'. eg, the a lot of (many/some) apples -- What if it is followed by a restrictive phrase or clause? I don't think it will work...

Hi, Please tell me if a quantifier like 'a lot', 'many' or 'some' and a determiner like 'a' or 'the' can be in the same sentence. eg, the a lot of (many/some) apples -- What if it is followed by a restrictive phrase or clause? I don't think it will work . The a lot of (many/some) apples...

Hi, Unfakeable demonstrations of a superiority that has as least some underlying genetic component are almost unfailingly attractive to the opposite sex. 1. Does 'a' there indicate it is a special kind of superiority and not the superiority in the general sense? Yes 2. Would you say if one...

Hi, How2die had this sentence in his post and I want to ask some questions on it. You can kindly give a general answer that will encompass all or answer individually. Unfakeable demonstrations of a superiority that has as least some underlying genetic component are almost unfailingly attractive...

Hi, Question (1) in identifying parts of speech in the sentence: "There are a few of my favourite things" (as in the song in 'The sound of music') Is 'a few of' : an adjective, a quantifier, or a pronoun ? It's considered to be a pronoun. BTW, isn't a quantifier the same as determiner, or...

Thank you. Congratulations on you reaching the 5000 mark. I was looking at your original response "... so please send copies of the following ones so we ..." and somewhat understood why the determiner might not be needed. Please tell me why one would need and the other would not. 1. please...

Hi, Two questions: 1. In regard to your correction, can we put the article/determiner "the" in front of the words "copies"? No. It's a more general reference, not a reference to any specific copies. Copies may not even exist yet. 2. Why is that after the phrase "most of the invoices" the verb...

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 think I am encountering a lot of cases where people are omitting determiners, e.g. a, an, or the, in a series of things (after the first thing), especially when they are all related to (or defined by) the subsequent phrase or clause. I think I will find lots of cases where the determiners...

As an adverb, enough follows the adjective: This case is big enough to hold everything. (not enough big). However, as a determiner, enough can go either before or after its noun: Here are cases enough to hold everything / Here are enough cases to hold everything.This leaves us with the problem...