Hello, again, Mr. Teo. Are you studying for the TESOL exam? (a) "They are practising archery every weekend." As an American, I would say "practicing." (b) "She is using lipstick," without the indefinite

Yes, it's correct. We use such as an adverb intensifier. It gives emphasis to an adjective. As an adverb, "such" can precede an adjective. It can also precede "a" or "an" - indefinite articles - and an

The noun "dream" is countable. We can consider that "imagination" is either uncountable or countable , See the definition at Cambridge Dictionaries Online: imagination . Here's an example to show how

Hello, I have a quick question. Is the following sentence correct?: A lot of our profits came from several overseas business ventures. Profits is a countable noun because it can be used as a plural noun (Our profits are high.)

Q1) What would be the reason of not using an article before " noun "? It is probably a shortcut to save space. Some dictionaries use abbreviations for grammatical position, but these are not as readable. Q2) Here, can I say "

This often happens when people are speaking extemporaneously, without a printed text from which to read. It becomes, in effect, a sort of "articulated pause + indefinite article". I have every confidence that he knows the difference

Trash day is the day the trash is collected. Where I live, it's Tuesday, so on Monday night, everyone brings their trash to the curb. For some reason, many large trash cans are green. Hi, GG Can I use the indefinite article left

Hi, Is this dialog grammatical and natural by your standards? A: Why don't you hang out with the Jonhson's kids anymore? B: I'm tired of faking interest in whatever BS they're saying, so I've ended our

I suppose I can't say " faking an interest in ". I mean, the indefinite article is gratuitous here, isn't it? I don't have any problem with either version.

Hi, Is this dialog grammatical and natural by your standards? A: Why don't you hang out with the Jonhson's kids anymore? B: I'm tired of faking interest in whatever BS they're saying, so I've ended our