In Definite articles^x, Plurals^x, Possessives^x

LOL, GG, and that seems simple to you? Grammar Geek wrote: Anyway, you need to let logic (is there logic in English?) , the requirement to avoid ambiguity (is English not ambiguous?) , the desire to avoid sounding silly (how do I know what sounds silly?) , and lastly, what genuinely sounds...

WANG CHUN wrote: 1. A ncient and modern human beings use their great intelligence to invent machines that help people lead a comfortable and convenient life. My problem with this sentence is that it is not possible for ancient human beings to do anything any more, so using the present...

I presume you mean no indefinite article 'a' either, Elviajero? That leaves us with: (1) unspecified plurals: 'I love cats'; (2) nouns modified by a possessive, demonstrative, quantifier, etc: 'some/my/this/those cat/cats. They are likely to be some other cases that I have forgotten.

These are my thoughts on the structure...Please feel free to comment adversely. The underlying structure of the 'normal' form is: e.g. 1a. 'It is too difficult a question to answer.' 2a. 'He is too easy a goalkeeper to beat.' 3a. 'That looks too hard a knot to untie.' 4a. 'Mine...

I'd like to add that -ics nouns including physics, acoustics, ballistics, dynamics, economics, kinetics, mathematics, mechanics, and politics can be singular or plural depending on how they are used. When used generally, without the definite article, they are singular, as in: Physics is my...