By Articles, Possessives

Hi Avangi,To me, grammarians always have their way, trying to make thing clear (or confusing to some). What do you think of the following quoted text regarding 's?"Some linguists believe that English possessive is no longer a case at all, but has become a clitic, an independent particle which,...

Hela wrote: Dear teachers, 1) How would you qualify this time of genitive, please? Which "title" would you give it? Is it some sort of "human activities"? but I don't really like this. love's spirit, science's influence, my life's aim, duty's call . wow! I remember genitive as a Latin case...

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Hi, I think my problem lies with the fact that as it seems, proper names like IBM that can be pronounced I, B, and M separately in their individual letters usually have the definite article 'the' in front of them when used in normal sententical context, <<<< What gives you this idea?...

Thank you, Clive. I think my problem lies with the fact that as it seems, proper names like IBM that can be pronounced I, B, and M separately in their individual letters usually have the definite article 'the' in front of them when used in normal sententical context, but when used as a...

Hi, 1. I thought the names of newspaper and magazines normally, if not always, have the definite article 'the' in front of them but I didn't see it for these. Why is that? Offhand, I'd say that may be true of newspapers, but not of magazines. eg We speak of the magazines Life and Time and...

Hi, 1. Can we ever put the definite article 'the' in front of the word 'both'? Like here. The both of the children are doing well physically. The both kids I mentioned previously are doing very well, much better than expected. 2. Can I put the definite article in front of those possessives...

Hi, 1. I thought the names of newspaper and magazines normally, if not always, have the definite article 'the' in front of them but I didn't see it for these. Why is that? Participating in the events were Pelle Tornberg, president and CEO of Metro International, and Shinichi Hakoshima,...

All countable singular nouns in English require a determiner (article, possessive adjective, etc.). definition is a noun. definition is countable. definition is singular. Therefore, definition requires a determiner. My preference is to write this: Please explain the definition...

Hello,One more issue with 'double possessive', please comment.Here is a poem written by Rita J. Fitzgerald:Dear Lover of Mine Who's On My Mind One day I saw the heavens open up, and there was the blood from Jesus. The King of Kings, Who poured out his blood on my sinful soul. And...