Hello..let me try to answer your question.. An abstract noun (countable/uncountable) may be used with an indefinite article when a certain aspect of the notion denoted by the noun is meant. And the indefinite article expresses a certain kind of

of a subject is a piece of research on it . Recent stud ies suggest that as many as 5 in 1000 new

Living among mountains, they are a hardy people. Why should we put "a" in the sentence? Should the indefinite article here signify that it is a nation as a whole?

Person A: Did you hear about Tom? He was killed crossing the street. Person B: My god, that's terrible. The focus above is wholely on Tom's death. Person A: Did you hear about Tom? He was killed crossing a street. Person B: My god,

Hi, What's the difference between #9 and #10? #9 a street (I think a street always means any street .) Not always. See below. #10 the street that means any street , not the specific street So I think both means any street , in a simple or

Hello all! I have seen this phrase many times, and still cannot understand why sometimes it is used with an indefinite article before "great need" and sometimes without it. Are both usages correct? Is there any difference in meaning?

Hi: Yes, but this is very informal, and might be used when the speaker is a bit irritated by the singing.  Other (more formal and neutral) ways of saying this are.   A girl is singing a song.   There is a girl singing a song.  Somebody ( or

Hi, 1. Would you say the use of the indefinite article "a" is meant to give a more remote sense of the phrase underlined than were it used the definite article "the"? You haven't underlined anything. I recommend that you

Hi, 1. Would you say the use of the indefinite article "a" is meant to give a more remote sense of the phrase underlined than were it used the definite article "the"? That night he had a vision of a woman going up the mountain

. I think the word "House Card" is capitalized, meaning it has a special meaning or treated as a proper noun.-- Yes, it is the name of a type of card; evidently (from the 'a') there are several of these cards in the game, and