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Thank you, CalifJim. (Note: The quoted content may contain some unintentional typing mistakes.) In the post titled "Articles: 'in a world' vs. 'in the world'", How2die wrote this (also quoting the following that was part of his inquiry): IN THOSE parts of the planet that might nonce have been...

Dear teachers, First, happy New Year to you all, and thank you for your kindness and dedication. I want to tell you that you've helped a lot throughout these years and I feel deeply endebted to you. My question for today is: Can I use the indefinite article with the genitive? Is it correct to...

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Thank you, Mr. M. It helped me a lot. Would you say the underlined part is a restrictive phrase or a modifying phrase. If it is either one, then would you kindly tell me what is the difference between a modifying phrase and a restrictive phrase? A beauty of the Princess of Bigman's land The...

The following relates to Standard British English. It seems the rule is that when talking about institutions the article is omitted if you are talking about someone being in the institution for the purpose for which it was designed. Thus: She is in hospital means She is a patient in a...

Hello CJ Thanks for the kind reply.　I've repeatedly thought over it but I'm afraid I still haven’t got to complete understanding of the difference between "a soup that …" and "soup that …". -- Chef, what would you like us to put on the menu for tonight? We are trying to choose a soup --...

The other day I explained the difference between definite and indefinite articles to a student, saying that "the" was specific (ex. the dog barked) and "a, an" non-specifc (eg. I want a dog). So, the next day he made a comment like "My car got stuck in the puddle", and I corrected him saying...