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Hi,Can you please tell me why a person use an indefinite article before a gerund/verbal noun? I think here people are making an instance of all the gerund/verbal noun "a playing" and not making types of it. Like I have said in the thread named "indefinite article before a...

Vincent, For me it is really hard to answer on the basis of what you posted. They both eat insects. Geckos are lizards, but not all lizards are geckos. Moreover, different species can be found in different parts of the world. I post here two pictures, which show a gecko ...... and a lizard:These...

Hi, The online dictionary from Naver.co.kr had this definition of 'diminution': N-UNCOUNT : usu N of/in nA diminution of something is its reduction in size, importance, or intensity. despite a slight diminution in asset value. reduction Why the definition has the article...

The online dictionary from Naver.co.kr had this definition of 'diminution': N-UNCOUNT : usu N of/in nA diminution of something is its reduction in size, importance, or intensity. despite a slight diminution in asset value. reduction Why the definition has the article...

Thank you so much, Clive. I searched for some information on these forums and came upon this thread started by User_gary, which is named "Put a lemon in my soup." For his starting post, Nef wrote back with this: User_gary wrote: When should I use to say the...

Haohaoxuexi wrote: Hi teachers:how to add a preposition after the noun, can u explain a bit when I need to for or of? Can you give me the template for/of a resume? This is the template for/of a resume. What is the price for/of this T-shirt? The...

Hi teachers:how to add a preposition after the noun, can u explain a bit when I need to for or of? Can you give the template for/of resume? This is the template for/of resume. What is the price for/of this T-shirt? The price for/of this T-shirt is 100$....

http://www.bartleby.com/61/47/B0514700.html brunette SYLLABICATION: bru·nette PRONUNCIATION: br-nt ADJECTIVE: Having dark or brown hair. NOUN: A girl or woman with dark or brown hair. ETYMOLOGY: French, feminine of brunet. See brunet.

See the last example. But here despite is a noun: --------- de·spite Function:noun 3 : an act showing contempt or defiance <to say that these habitually coincide is surely doing despite to our judgment -- T.S.Omond> : HARM <I know of no government which stands to its...

claus·tro·pho·bic –adjective 1. pertaining to or suffering from claustrophobia. 2. tending to induce claustrophobia: a small, airless, claustrophobic room. pur·ga·to·ry –noun 1. (in the belief of Roman Catholics and others) a condition or place in which the...