Hello, again, Mr. Teo. Are you studying for the TESOL exam? (a) "They are practising archery every weekend." As an American, I would say "practicing." (b) "She is using lipstick," without the indefinite

Yes, it's correct. We use such as an adverb intensifier. It gives emphasis to an adjective. As an adverb, "such" can precede an adjective. It can also precede "a" or "an" - indefinite articles - and an

So, when talking about modelling hydrodynamics, we would use "a hydrodynamic model"? Yes. our answer has lead me to another question: is it "...indefinite articles which should...", or "...indefinite articles that

Hi. 1. I think I have asked a similar question as part of a thread but since I could not find it, I have decided to start a new thread. Let us try to adjectives like "vibrant" in front of the names of countries, cities and streets.

Hi, Could we have a situation where we could put the indefinite article "a" or the definite article "the" in front of the names of stadiums like "Los Angeles Stadium" (Is there one?)? (Anyway, Is there a

Hi. Could we have a situation where we could put the indefinite article "a" or the definite article "the" in front of the names of stadiums like "Los Angeles Stadium"(Is there one?)? (Anyway, Is there a stadium named

Hi, "The U.S. economy started the new year on weaker footing as recession-shocked Americans retrenched further, forcing retailers to ring up fewer sales and factories to cut back production." 1. What does 'weaker footing' mean? A

Me neither. If the saying is meaningful to those that ... who put forward explanations which (to me) don't stack up. Sorry, but this has me stumped. What would either of you make of "I really care" used sarcastically to mean

Like in "firm ABCD outsourced American programmer for Indian programmer". Thank you. It's not good; and they forgot the indefinite articles, too, which is always a sign of poor English. I initially read it as a headline, where the

It's not good; and they forgot the indefinite articles, too, which is always a sign of poor English. It's a sign of poor English on hearing someone say he went to university, or talks about being in hospital? If so, it's a damn good