Mr Micawber, your hopes may prove futile if learners carefully study one or two textbooks on the subject. From these they will learn that using the definite article in examples with 'tragedy' and 'comedy' conveys a formal tone in

Hi, wholegrain. Not too sure about this. I don't follow your last note. What is ref. 68? In "However, the study results that were adjusted etc.," the "that" clause determines which results we're talking about, so I

Hi there! I've got a question, which is a definite article related one. 1. 1) Create a title for the passage. 2) Create the title for the passage. 2. 1) Which of the following is a synonym of "way" 2)

A human sensor detects people when they are in the sensing area of the sensor. The sensor can be connected to various types of lighting equipment. In the above context, is the definite article before "lighting equipment" in the following

Howdy, Here are some sentences that I've written and I just'd like you to clear up the difficulties I'm having with them. Thanks in advance! I'd be most grateful if somebody could explain their reasons for the usage of this or that

I believe that all your observations are accurate. Usages like actor George Clooney are more journalistic. Usages like the actor George Clooney are more conversational. Those are my guesses anyway. CJ

It seems that both usages are well represented in the english language, and I'd say that the option with the definite article left out is more common. Am I correct about this? I'd say you probably are. For what it's worth I find the

Hello everyone, I've noticed that when a noun precedes another (proper) noun, as a designation of that following proper noun, like a profession of a person or similar, giving a closer desription or classification of the following proper noun,

Yes, Vincent, although I don't understand why you have chosen to use the definite article before "tourists". Are they some specific tourists mentioned in the text before? Also, regarding the second sentence. If it's telling what

The use of "to" here is not current usage, in my opinion. "Suffer from the lack of the bare necessities," would be easier to follow. Of course what is absolutely essential to one person, another may do without. But the