By Indefinite articles, Numbers

Hi,I think I have seen more than enough cases where what people call a verbal noun has the indefinite article 'a' in front of it and at the very least, the sheer number (should it be - sheer numbrs??) of it warrants some good explanations from experts in this forum. I think I can laid out...

When a Chinese is asked the question, "What nationality do you belong to?"The person will reply, "I am a Chinese" Here an indefinite article is used.In any communication, whey you say, "To us", more than one person is referred to, and you cannot use an indefinite...

Hi,Could I be able to put the indefinite article before the number "one" or "two", so on?He has one pen in his hand. -- sounds good.He also has the one pen he had yesterday today with him. -- sounds good too.Could we use phrases like "a one/two/three pen/pens"?

Hi there,I thought that ordinal numbers can have only a definite article. Then I read one post yesterday from a native speaker where he used indefinite article..."A second text file was used to pry it open"Why he used indefinite article?I've also found out that ordinal numbers...

Thank you, CB. I might have been confused since I was trying to digest too much information in a too short period of time. (That does sound lame, doesn't it?) Why is the definite article seems correct to be placed here but an indefinite article doesn't seem to correct to be placed there?...

The indefinite article is inappropriate for 3 answers and the number does not match the illustration in one.

Marius Hancu wrote:Seven years -> have but you'll see both. However: It's going to be the best Christmas ever because this year I have done everything myself and the horrible atmosphere of the last seven years has lifted. I agree with Marius. In English the grammatical number...

Hi, Can you tell me why do I see a lot of cases where the indefinite article 'a' is used instead of the definite article 'the' when the presumption is that there is only one correct or wrong anything at a moment ? You should try to find a correct course of action for the situation you are in...

Curtains means the items in general or as a kind, without specific reference or specified numbers.We need curtains = there are no curtains; any (appropriate) ones will do; nonspecified curtainsLions are dangerous = all lions; any lions; generic lionsWe are making plans for the holiday =...