Dear Friends, I wonder if I need the indefinite article in the following: This language school attracts people with the promise of a high exam pass rate. ? Thank you. Palinkasocsi

Hi, why do the following titles contain the definite article and not the indefinite article: Gunship: The Helicopter Simulation (name of a computer game) Bridge: The English Magazine for Students (name of a magazine) The above are real life examples.

Hi, why do the following titles contain the definite article and not the indefinite article: Gunship: The Helicopter Simulation (name of a computer game) Bridge: The English Magazine for Students (name of a magazine) The above are real life

Actually, we are conditioned to believe that the indefinite article "a, an" is used to talk about a general situation and people are in a muddle when someone uses it for a specific condition. First, we should understand that language is

I recently used the following question on a quiz: A gentleman ________ I had never seen before smiled at me. The students were to put the relative pronoun in the first blank and then write whether it was a defining or non-defining relative

This link has a good explanation of the definite and indefinite articles. 1) "an" is required, since it is not referring to a specific application. It would be a specific application once a particular form is filled out. "Please

Hi. 1.Why would you usually find the indefinite article for situations something like this? You need to file an Application for Student Aid . 2.The words "Application for Student Aid" is bold letters implying (I think) it is a

However, what you have made a mistake with in my humble opinion is that the indefinite article isn't used with uncountable nouns. Uncountable nouns ARE used with the indefinite article when the abstarct noun denotes a certain kind of quality,

As per phonetics theory, I've been told one should use the indefinite article "a" before words beginning with a consonant and "an" before words beginning with a vowel or a diphthong. And the sound "y" ( or / j /

I've noticed that the indefinite article "a" is often pronounced "ay" in speeches and on radio and TV. What's that about? Svatopluk Svatopluk, I don't think your post was clear enough to be sure of what you wanted