In Expressions^x, Articles^x, Indefinite articles^x

Person A: Did you hear about Tom? He was killed crossing the street. Person B: My god, that's terrible. The focus above is wholely on Tom's death. Person A: Did you hear about Tom? He was killed crossing a street. Person B: My god, that's terrible. Which street? The focus above is,...

Hi, What's the difference between #9 and #10? #9 a street (I think a street always means any street .) Not always. See below. #10 the street that means any street , not the specific street So I think both means any street , in a simple or short expression. But I think their nuances...

Yes, you need the definite article before a superlative, whether the noun it modifies is singular or plural. the most beautiful girl/girls Top gun; top dog are fixed expressions when used without an article. Ultimate climber/climbers may be a fixed expression, but I haven't heard it....

Good advice for beginners using "existential there ". You've got four combinations to disentangle here. "existential there " means there exists -- such-and-such "has existence". "locative there " means in that location -- at that place . The two...

I think there are a couple way to look at this. One is the use of the word 'thereof' and what it means. It is defined as such: thereof -adverb: of or concerning this, that or it When the word 'thereof' is used it gets its meaning entirely from the word to which it...

Badge are available at a cost of 400 won. -- more polite to the customer than the ; it suggests (untruthfully) that the price is not set in stone. I would like to have a large coke. -- one of any large cokes; this is normal use of the indefinite article, Believer. Come here and say a...

Magda wrote: Hi, could you tell whether my sentence requires the indefinite article? "This ring has great sentimental value for me." Thank you I prefer it without because it refers to value. Is of value is the normal expressions.

*You have to use indefinite article after "half" when that word precedes a countable noum. Richard ate half a watermelon. My old home is about half a mile from here. Half a dozen eggs and half a pound of butter, please. Cecily drank half a bottle of Scotch last night. *Before...

You are right, Paco. The word 'problem' is definitely a countable noun. That's why when I first encountered the expression 'have x problem -ing,' perhaps decades ago, I thought it's a rather unusual construction. This peculiarity compelled me to memorize the expression by rote then. Along the...

"a" or "an" (i.e., the indefinite article) can serve as the article for more than one noun without any problem. an earthquake or explosion = an earthquake or an explosion an apple or pear = an apple or a pear On the other hand, expressions like "hundreds of", "thousands of", etc. all...