of a subject is a piece of research on it . Recent stud ies suggest that as many as 5 in 1000 new

Hi, Is "a human" in the above interchangeable with "a person//a people//a human beings?" Thanks. 'People' and 'beings' are plural, so they cannot go together with the indefinite article 'a'. ' A

Thank you, everyone. Can you tell me the reason behind the first two of the following non-English names (as all three seem to be since it is (looks to be?) a Korean place name written in alphabets based on how they sound) having the indefinite

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

I am not sure if the following answers your question but I'll say it anyway. Some grammarians don't distinguish between verbal nouns (= complete nouns formed from verbs with the ing ending) and gerunds (= words that are neither verbs nor

Thank you Why one has an article and one doesn't? The most erroneous concepts These/They are most/very erroneous concepts. Is the word 'most' here is not a superlative? When is it an adjective and when is it a superlative? He is the

You have almost found the answer. 'Risotto' is singular and 'tortellini' plural. The indefinite article is not used before a plural noun. "A type of noodles" sounds ok. "Type" is singular and should be

When we talk with biblical precision about the resurrection, we discover an excellent foundation for lively and creative Christian work in the present world--not, as some suppose, for an escapist or quietist piety. Here, the word

Hi, I gotthe following sentences from the ChristianToday magazne, a magazine of evangelical conviction, by N.T. Wright on March 25, 2008, and hope you would answer some questions on them. When we talk with biblical precision about the

No, you can't use an indefinite article with a word that is plural. The word argument s is plural and refers to various individual arguments.