Hello, Should I omit the definite article in the following sentence? For a VoIP call, ( the ) call control signaling is separated from ( the ) media. What about this? For that reason, both ( the ) call control signaling and ( the ) media need to

Thanks Clive. Got it. So was there any issue with "definite article" in any of the sentences?

Hi, Can you please rander your opinion on a couple of sentences for me? After reading your comments, I've developed slight doubts on a couple of questions concerning the use of definite article myself. The snag for me is that what sounds

Both the banana and the lemon are yellow in colour. - Is the second 'the' necessary or optional? It sounds odd to me if you omit it. Hi Clive, Can you please rander your opinion on a couple of sentences for me? After reading your

You seem to be making heavy weather of a relatively basic point about English. Hi Bill, Not at all. There is no "heavy weather being made of this thread. I simply didn't see the need for the definite article used (as many didn't in

My favourite flower is the rose. Not really true, the use of definite article would not be necessary here, and is considered incorrect, in my opinion. You are referrring to "rose" in general, not something specific. However, " I

Why can you say; - My favourite flower is the rose. Not really true, the use of definite article would not be necessary here, and is considered incorrect, in my opinion. You are referrring to "rose" in general, not something specific.

The usage of the definite article is still difficult to me. The following description might be boring to native speakers of English, but I would like to hear your opinion. According to Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, “the” is

Interesting question. The basic structure of these sentences is "to have experience doing something". Therefore, in each case I would omit the word "of" after "experience". For example: - Do you have any

Now, what about this: A dog that bit me was put away. A man who hit me was arrested. I ask you. In my assumption that I mentioned in my last post, "A dog that bit me was put away." can be split into