By Articles, Determiners

Thanks Philip. How about the next one: Walking as if each step were painful1, she slowly pushed open the glass door and hobbled down the nearest aisle2. 1: Dependant clause (what kind of dependant clause??) I'm kind of confused as to the nature of this subordinate clause... 2:...

I realized that the definite articles and indefinite articles were the other subclasses or the determiners after I typed my question. Cheers, SoP. PS: As far as the beer is concerned, feel free to charge me as much as you want (as long as it's Chinese beer)

Anonymous wrote: Please answer the following questions: 1. Why the word 'police' does not have a determiner in front of it when my dictionary noted that it could be a singular noun? ... identified by police and parents as the day-care center owner... 'the' could be used, but is often...

Please answer the following questions: 1. Why the word 'police' does not have a determiner in front of it when my dictionary noted that it could be a singular noun? ... identified by police and parents as the day-care center owner... 2. Is the following adjectival construction acceptable? ......

1-- Articles are a subclass of determiners, and determiners are a subclass of adjectives.2-- Whose, the possessive form is required, as it modifies the noun 'invention': whose invention had helped...3-- Have in this usage (along with make, let) takes the bare infinitive (i.e. no 'to'): He had...

Nona The Brit wrote:None of these sentences is quite there. There are two kinds of verb.I have heard that SINGULAR COUNTABLE NOUNS must be used in combination with articles, determiners or modifiers. For example, i eat apple. I eat an/the apple.If this is true, then how can we say THERE ARE TWO...

Inchoateknowledge wrote:"depending on how I interpret" -- you mean I have the choice to adjust the verb form to the notion the subject suggests to me? and that it is a matter of taste? Invitations is the subject, thus, strictly speaking, only plural verb form is okay here. This is what I call...

a dark ceiling. -- article, adjective, nountwo large windows on one side. -- determiner/quantifier, adjective, noun; preposition, determiner/quantifier, noun a very nice paper -- determiner, adverb, adjective, noun a native shop. -- as with a dark ceiling a very nice pink stripe. -- as with...

In many languages, adjectives usually occur in an unmarked order. However, some languages do not have this tendency. English is a language with a preferred order of adjectives. Native speakers pick this up as a matter of course; those who are learning it as an adult have to memorize it. Telugu...

i see. "the social order" is an unique object as it is the specific noun being determined here with a full-stop at the end of it.