By Nouns, Articles

Hello Anon, "Sherrie" is a proper noun; "employee" is an ordinary noun; "is" is a verb; "a" is an indefinite article. Best wishes, MrP

Hi,I am confused as to when you would use what I would call a "proper name" form and when use what I would call a "plural" form.If you have any inquiries regarding Teacher's/Veteran's benefits, please inquire within.If you happen to write a sentence using the words...

One of my collegues sent an e-mail earlier this morning, but I think he made a mistake by not using an article in front of the noun. Please correct me if I am wrong." I could be mistaken, but I don't recall seeing production schedule distributed from you." I, on the other hand,...

Mother dragged a screaming Phillip to bed. How do you explain (to an TEFL student) the use of a (article) in this case. I can`t find a rule. Is screaming a gerund or a verbal noun? It`s functioning as an adjective! Thanks, Solatedo.

' 1. 'Correspondence' in the sense of mail is an uncountable noun. If the word refers to close similarity or connection between things, it is a countable noun: ...correspondences between Eastern religions and Christianity. 2. "I heard a news that gave today's weather...

Hi,I have the noun/word 'correspondence' and it is known by me as an uncountable noun but also, a source has indicated that it is 'a Noun', which could mean it can have the article 'a'. I have seen several cases of this. Does this mean a noun can have an uncountable nature...

I think you mean the sentence Never listen to fear, right? Listen is an imperative and no inflection is ever used in English imperatives. Imperatives like this look like infinitives, which should make it easy for you to learn English. Except for certain fixed phrases and idiomatic expressions,...

Hi,I think a proper name (I think a name is a proper noun) like Joe can take an adjective but attaching some adjectives creates a need for an article and some do not.good Joe is on the run.A jubilant/sad Joe is on the run.See, to me, 'jubilant and sad' create a need for an article, in...

Hi All,I am a little confused about the use of definite article "the" before plural nouns preceded by an adjective.Which of these sentences uses the correctly?Ram bought the movie tickets.To buy the movie tickets, Ram had to stand in the queue.

.1.You shouldn't use an "-ing" at the end of the verb without knowing what it entails.-- You are speaking of a simple suffix. No problem: One '-ing', two '-ing's.2. Every day, a "come every two hours and sit in the room" of this 'no-worry',...