By Grammar, Indefinite articles

We didn't refer to this words alone. It were noun phrases buit therewith that we called definite or indefinite. And since nouns can be (in)definte, that's all right.

I thought when we speak of definite or indefinite, we talk about the definite and indefinite articles, the, an,a my other book is definite another book of mine is indefinite I can stretch definition of definite-indefinite to cover the above. Anotehr book of mine can be any book of all the books...

N2G, I know you are very eager to learn and I am happy that I can offer to you what I know. But there are times I don'tt know how to explain it to you. In that statement I made, I just know I was making a general statement. I just know it sounded right to my ears. I can only tell you this:A...

Just to clarify about the indefinite article: it's OK to say "stores and restaurants see sharp decline in sales" without the article when using the present tense; in fact it has the ring of a newspaper headline. On the other hand when using the gerund not using the article in this...

You can use the with a name, thus:The 21-year-old Lohan took ... = Lohan, who is a 21-year-old, took ... The ingenious Mr. Blackstone also invented ... = Mr. Blackstone, who is ingenious, also invented ...The ubiquitous Miss Gossip has written ... = Miss Gossip, who is ubiquitous, has written...

Hi there, Some nouns in English, uncountable under normal circumstances, take the indefinite article when qualified by the adjective or adverbial phrase. How do I tell if a noun should take the indefinite article or not? Examples: When I got back home, I took a short nap to make up for the...

Hi, 1. Kindly tell if any grammar errors in the following: Oritel East & Oritel West are one of the finest hotels in Mumbai. (or at Mumbai) Oritel East and Oritel West are two of the finest hotels in Mumbai. Oritel East & Oritel West are the finest hotels in Mumbai. Oritel East and...

Hi MuttleyUnfortunately there are a myriad cases involving proper nouns with adjectival attributes and the indefinite article. You'll just have to learn them piecemeal. As you said in your first post, a/an is often used with a person's name:We met a sad George yesterday.The indefinite article is...

Hi Jackson 5: As name suggests a count noun is countable, then how can one use indefinite article a or an with it?In grammar, 'countable' means that you can count the noun concerned. For example. an egg, one egg, two eggs, etc. 'Uncountable' means that particular noun cannot be literally...

Hi, What grammar part is this? It is nice seeing you here. A gerund. ou are really saying 'Seeing you here is nice'. Should I use the articles before these? I want/would like to invite you to a (no 'a'??) Christmas dinner. I want/would like to invite you to a (no 'a'??) Thanksgiving dinner....