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Hi Tom Without "the" preceding "roads" and "police", the reference is more general. The use of "the" makes the reference to "roads" and "police" more specific. "I called the

Thanks, but why do we use "a Sunday afternoon", but sometimes we don't? Why? The word afternoon is unimportant with regard to using the article. No article is usually used when the reference is to the Sunday closest in time at the

"A sweat" is idiomatic and describes the physical condition of being sweaty. Example: I worked up a sweat in my morning exercise class. The use of an article before non-count nouns is idiomatic - sometimes we use it, and sometimes

Not sweet, but sweat. (pronounced: swet) "A sweat" is idiomatic and describes the physical condition of being sweaty. Example: I worked up a sweat in my morning exercise class. The use of an article before non-count nouns is idiomatic

Here is an excellent reference on the use of articles. There are little tests to check your understanding, too.

Hi, These are four sentences extracted from a news article in order of reading: 1) The government may be forced to take over the management of Pegasus Philip Wong King Hang Christian Primary School cum Junior Secondary School, which has been

Hi. Why would this be wrong (if it is indeed wrong)? Thank you. I think we usually use the definite article with a noun like "dog" to make a statement that makes a reference to its attributes. My favourite animal is a dog.

'If article 25 had reference solely to decisions of the Security Council concerning enforcement action under articles 41 and 42, that is to say, if it were only such decisions which had binding effect then article 25 would be superfluous.

Um.... i think you are still confused. Normally, If someone asked you: were are you going?" You may say: " I am going to police station to have my headlight infraction signed off , fire station to drop off some old clothes for