By Articles, English grammar

I've always tried to classify everything under the eight parts of nouns. It makes sense to me to do it like this and helps me organize my thoughts on English grammar. I wish I had a photographic memory An adjective is a word to give more information to a noun so I'm guessing that articles do...

All of your examples are gerunds if we stick to modern terminology. Forget about the terminology verbal noun. It's total garbage! It has many different definitions, depending on the author and when the grammar book was written. _____________ The modern definition is given at...

Milky wrote:<To my mind, the articles are the trickiest part of English grammar> And modals?They are similar to other Germanic languages in structure and as there are only two infinitives in English (and in Swedish, for that matter), the modals or defective auxiliaries are very easy and...

<To my mind, the articles are the trickiest part of English grammar> And modals?

Milky wrote:CB, are you able to use the articles in English proficiently?You are a better judge of that. Just read my posts. To my mind, the articles are the trickiest part of English grammar and I should think I make quite a few mistakes with them.

We don't use the article in English as much as other countries do, and there are certain set phrases which we use which would sound abnormal to English people if you put the article in. For example: To go in hospital, but to go to THE library. To go to school but to go to the shops. No reason...

Anonymous wrote: Hi, It is noted that the English article is capable of transforming adjectives (and adjectives-equivalents) into nouns in Corollary Theorems (Online), English Grammar Notes #3. Can you give me some examples of this? Cases other than the kind that refers to perople like 'the...

Hi, It is noted that the English article is capable of transforming adjectives (and adjectives-equivalents) into nouns in Corollary Theorems (Online), English Grammar Notes #3. Can you give me some examples of this? Cases other than the kind that refers to perople like 'the poor' will be...

Anonymous wrote:He made such a (terrible) mistake as I can't mention here. Is the sentence correct? Yes, it is correct. As is commonly used after such as a relative pronoun / connective particle. Examples from Otto Jespersen's Essentials of English Grammar:He was such a listener as most...

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