Hi again, English grammar books published in Japan explains: "This is the doll that he made yesterday," suggests that he made only one doll yesterday. Yes. It also suggests that the listener is already aware that a doll was made.

Thanks. English grammar books published in Japan explains: "This is the doll that he made yesterday," suggests that he made only one doll yesterday. "This is a doll that he made yesterday," suggests that he made more than one

Hi, Does this conversation sound natural? No, it doesn't. Here's the natural version. A: Can you tell me how to restart this machine, please? B: Sure. It's easy. Just press this button. Clive Thanks. Please

Does this conversation sound natural? A: Can you tell me how to restart this machine? B: Sure. It's easy. Open the top cover and press a small green button that is located on the back of the top cover. Should it be "press the small green

Hi, Is this dialog grammatical and natural by your standards? A: Why don't you hang out with the Jonhson's kids anymore? B: I'm tired of faking interest in whatever BS they're saying, so I've ended our

I suppose I can't say " faking an interest in ". I mean, the indefinite article is gratuitous here, isn't it? I don't have any problem with either version.

Hi, Is this dialog grammatical and natural by your standards? A: Why don't you hang out with the Jonhson's kids anymore? B: I'm tired of faking interest in whatever BS they're saying, so I've ended our

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

It seems that both usages are well represented in the english language, and I'd say that the option with the definite article left out is more common. Am I correct about this? I'd say you probably are. For what it's worth I find the

Hello everyone, I've noticed that when a noun precedes another (proper) noun, as a designation of that following proper noun, like a profession of a person or similar, giving a closer desription or classification of the following proper noun,