Hello! I have a small problem with two sentences in English. The thing is - I know the right answers but I'm not sure how to explain them. Here they are: 1.The majority of problems we came across were staff-related and showed a lack of

"What I believe I can devote myself to to leave an ever memorable trace in the history is through becoming an automobile designer, the only dream of mine. " Wrong. Plain wrong. The sentence was probably written by someone whose native

Hello! Please, could you explain me what is the difference between those two: 1.A history of English language 2.The history of English language For me it seems natural that the definite article should be used in this case, but I have

I agree and disagree. I disagree with your statement that there is no rule that would tell you what article to choose. There are certainly a lot of rules. However, I agree with your opinion that it would be better for a non-native language speaker

Hi, The other another day I was questioned by one of my students and she asked me about why not using the article "a" in the sentence above: Bob was Doing researche instead of "Bob was doing a researche" Not

Hello! Could anybody, please, correct this little text about my thesis? It's gotta be in English and I am a bit insecure.. Thanks you very much! The Carnation Revolution, occurred in April 25th 1974, was a democratic

I am a Hongkonger. I am now trying to improve my English writing skill so I translate a Chinese news report into English. Can anyone help me to correct my article so that I can make improvement? Thank you.謝 I will keep on writing more and

Hi, being L2 learner of English, it is difficult for me to understand the nature of the article'a', 'the' and zero article. basically, i know some rules of using them, but not at the advanced level. can someone please explain more

"extraordinary" is an adjective and therefore doesn't take an article. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/540/01/

Hi. When do we use the indefinite article "an" before the word "extraordinary"? In a religious context, what could be the deciding factor for using the phrase "possess extraordinary power" versus using the phrase