By Idioms, Definite articles

As stated, 'come into view' is the expected idiom. However, it seems to me that #2 is odd primarily because of the indefinite article; 'the ocean came into our view' would work much better.

Here's what I would say:We are going to stay in/at a nice hotel, just like famous actors.I wouldn't use the same as here at all. I might say: We stayed at the same hotel as famous actors. You have an indefinite article in the main clause, though.I am interested in learning foreign languages 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...

Feebs11 wrote:Grammatically, "mid-air" is an idiom that does not require an article. What has this to do with hummingbirds and cold air?Cold air also does not take the definite article which proves that not taking the article has nothing to do with being an idiom. Mid-air, cold air, etc is a...

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Lady Maude Duff wrote: Anonymous wrote: What's the difference between A and B? A: The students became aware of importance of working hard. B: The students became aware of the importance of working hard. I think they are much the same, so tell me about the nuances of them.Of course,...

Lady Maude Duff wrote: Anonymous wrote: What's the difference between A and B? A: The students became aware of importance of working hard. B: The students became aware of the importance of working hard. I think they are much the same, so tell me about the nuances of them.Of course,...

Lady Maude Duff wrote: Anonymous wrote: What's the difference between A and B? A: The students became aware of importance of working hard. B: The students became aware of the importance of working hard. I think they are much the same, so tell me about the nuances of them.Of course,...

Lady Maude Duff wrote: Anonymous wrote: What's the difference between A and B? A: The students became aware of importance of working hard. B: The students became aware of the importance of working hard. I think they are much the same, so tell me about the nuances of them.Of course,...

Anonymous wrote: What's the difference between A and B? A: The students became aware of importance of working hard. B: The students became aware of the importance of working hard. I think they are much the same, so tell me about the nuances of them.Of course, grammatical explanation is...