In Definite articles^x, Nouns^x, Difference between^x

I must say in retrospect that this is not a productive way to look at the question of whether "history" requires a definite article. New2's point about "history" as an abstract ("first time in history"; "history repeats itself"; "the study of...

Q Once I saw a person who typed the sentence "I will meet you very the soon". Is the usage of definite article correct in the above mentioned sentence in quotation? No. It should be 'very soon' Q What is the difference between 'especially' and 'specially'? 'especially' means the...

Dear teachers, First, happy New Year to you all, and thank you for your kindness and dedication. I want to tell you that you've helped a lot throughout these years and I feel deeply endebted to you. My question for today is: Can I use the indefinite article with the genitive? Is it correct...

Thank you, Mr. M. It helped me a lot. Would you say the underlined part is a restrictive phrase or a modifying phrase . If it is either one, then would you kindly tell me what is the difference between a modifying phrase and a restrictive phrase? A beauty of the Princess of Bigman's...

Rex wrote: Demetrius You touched on the topic of the capitalization and the article. Let us talk about a large company. You and I will find a lot of employees who are keen on what the management is doing. (4) There are many people to keep track of the company's activities. Would you insist to...

Hello CJ Thanks for the kind reply. 　 I've repeatedly thought over it but I'm afraid I still haven’t got to complete understanding of the difference between "a soup that …" and "soup that …". -- Chef, what would you like us to put on the menu for tonight? We are trying to choose a soup...

Just one or two words: Is the following sentence possible & natural, for example? # There are capitalists, communists, socialists, imperialists, democrats, republicans in this country. is not so big. Let me quote from Verkuyl (1993:131, in which discussed slightly different problem): ...