In Nouns^x, Articles^x

I can see no reason why the definite article should be used with youths. We know nothing about these youths and the reference is to no specific group of youths. If we use the before youths, logically it should be used with any plural noun in similar contexts: The cars were parked illegally in...

Whether or not people choose to accept it is irrelevant, it's a fact. Have a look at this:smooth coatchihuahuadomesticateddogcaniscaninaecanidaecarnivoramammalchordataanimal Now when you see a chihuahua ask the owner if it is a "chordata". Most would say no, it's a...

this is what I have so far, but I'm not sure where to go from here. Normal 0 A (article) twitch (noun) at (preposition) the (article) controls (noun) could (verb) swerve (verb) the (article) cat’ (noun), but (conjunction) the (article) driver’s (noun) hands (noun) could (verb) not (adverb)...

When you get to the "B's," don't put them all in one post, or you'll crash the site! - A.

Hi AnonIn my opinion the best way to learn when to use the definite article with a proper noun is to memorize the most common cases in which the article is normally used. I posted a list of them in my younger days. You can find it here. If a proper noun does not belong to any of those groups, it...

Hi, Thank you so much again.Can anyone tell me why having the indefinite article 'a' is the right thing to do here? I don't think the italicized words are proper nouns, since among other reasons which I can't think of right now, they are not capitalized. They seem to be literal...

Sorry to see that you are clueless..The articles and pronouns about which the person was asking may only be used with a nounthey may not be used aloneby definition, an adjective modifies a nounin other words, yourmay not be used by itselfamay not be used by itselfneither makes sense all...

In the simplest sense, an adjective describes a nouna Raenthe Raenour Raenyour Raentheir Raenetc.None of the articles and pronouns in your statement can be used alone; they can be used only with a noun -- the purpose of which is to to modify a noun. However, more than one adjective may be used...

Hi, I need help with this grammar point.I was preparing myself for an English Grammar test, the material I'm studying to prepare for the test says that there are 7 words, namely 3 articles (a, an, the) and 4 possessive pronouns (my, our, your, their), are always "adjectives". What?!...

Hi GGDo you mean my rule? If you do,1. I said it is common to omit the article, I didn't say it always happens, and2. Pacific is not a noun, it's an adjective. All names of seas take an article: the Atlantic, the Black Sea, the Mediterranean. The Ural Mountains takes an article because...