When I show a watch, which I bought yesterday,” to a friend of mine, I think I can say: “This is the watch that I bought yesterday.” An English usage reference book that I have explains “This is a book that I bought yesterday” is also

Speaking about articles, do you think A tiger can swim. is correct? Or you have to use the or the plural form?

A bike is the most popular means of transportation nowadays. I'm inclined to ask "Which bike is that?", which means it's not generic, which was originally intended. I did a little research on this: Speaking of generic

On the basis I figured, rightly or wrongly, that " A bike is the most popular means of transportation nowadays. " is incorrect as it probably does not refer to 'one example of a class' but all the members within the class of

Hi guys Thank you for answering!!! I certainly won't clear up the confusion myself (not that smart) but I can quote a source that may be helpful. "We can also generalise by talking about one example of a class, using a/an (meaning

When the reader knows or can figure out what specific item you're refering to, use the definite article, "the." When it's just any one, use the indefinite article, "a." An airplane suddenly appeared on the horizon.

Hi, alc24! I'll try to help you with these sentences. Are these sentences that you are trying to write correctly for yourself or for an assignment? 1 When/If I don't have to wait, I take the subway otherwise I take a cab. When is the

Yes , I understand that, but to further press the issue, would you still use, I walked in the rain, even when you know that this is a specific reference to rain and the reader has no way of knowing which rain I'm talking about? Examples like

In the following sentence: I walked in the rain. The word rain has a specific reference here and the sentence implies the reader knows which rain is referred to. If I, however, say I walked in rain, I somehow suggest the reader that he/she

Hi, Sometimes grammar references told us that you cannot put a comma between the two verbs of a double predicate sentence, but I often found that usage in articles in famous websites or newspapers. I would say you have to look at each