Thanks, Bender. First of all, let me post the following grammar explanaiton about 'determiner': "Determiners GRAMMAR A determiner is a word used in front of a noun to indicate whether you are referring to a specific

Does the following stand for: American, British and Canadian English? In English titles the initial letters of the first word and of all nouns, pronouns (except the relative 'that'), adjectives, verbs, adverbs, and subordinating

Probably just a matter of viewpoint. Since the article is correct, the noun must be countable; Yes indeed, a matter of viewpoint. This seems to be a case of viewing countability differently. I learned in school to call "countable" those

This structure (the + singular countable noun) can be used to generalize but is mainly used with animals, plants, things and even certain groups of people. 1. The computer has changed the way we do business. 2. The mountain lion is a

Hi, yes, I'd say that "rule" applies to most nouns. It's a general one. Poor countries... (When talking about poor countries in general) The poor countries... (When referring to some specific poor countries, or when emphazising

Hi, These words are common nouns, and do not have to be capitalized every time you use them. When they appear in phrases like 'The State of Ohio' or 'The Government of Canada', the whole phrase is considered a proper noun,

I was thinking of a day when highschool students visit your college, are given a campus tour, ... OK. Then it's a proper noun, and would not take an article. No the . Here are some examples of other special days in the American calendar that

"I can feel scare" - as I said it's not grammatical. I feel __ without an article requires an adjective. I feel the/a __ requires a noun. I can feel the/a ____ also requies a noun. I can feel ____ with an adjective sounds

I'll butt in if I may, Anon and MrM. As I'm a nonnative speaker of English, I think I have a clue as to what causes your problem, Anon. English is a highly illogical language but there often is at least some logic behind the seeming maze.

Like you, I find the use of article "the" very confusing. I've been searching the internet for nonths, but still can't find an answer. Nouns that don't take an article are" Names of languages and nationalities such as;