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An Article is used before a noun to indicate if the noun is something particular (the) or a member of a class (a/an).
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I can play [definite article or no article] samulnori
In the case of "samulnori" as I read in wikipedia Samul nori, it seems to refer to a performance art requiring many skills, not just the playing of an instrument.
As such, I would use "perform" or "pr …
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in vs. on for Earth and code
Simon en Japón.
Here Simon in Japan is OK. This might vary a bit based on context.
Simon en la Tierra.
would be:
Simon is on the land.
Since Tierra is capitalized, I suppose this is r …
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"Buoyed by" here means?
If you think of a buoy on the ocean you will get the right idea.
In this context, the market held at a certain level/range (like a buoy floating on the water goes up and down) and did not drop sign …
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"about all the types of vertebrae" or "all types of vertebrae"?
The difference between all the types and all types is a matter of style, and either can be used.
However, all the types more specifically means "each and every type" will be studied.
1) In this cl …
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Article usage: "We are offering the product at the price of $20 per pound." Or "at a price o...
While either is fine, I would prefer:
We are offering our product to you at a price of $20 (twenty dollars) per pound.
because there are various prices for a product (different stores, sales, et …
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"You've earned the 'Nice Answer' badge" vs. "You've earned a 'Nice Answer' badge"
I have to go with:
You've earned a "Nice Answer" badge (Answer score of 10 or more) for ""In English literature" or "In the English literature"?".
In the case of
You won the Oscar for Best P …
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"(The) blocking of voltage-gated channels" - is 'the' okay here?
I think you have two options:
The blocking of voltage-gated cross-membrane channels is the supposed mechanism of action of the drug.
or
Blocking voltage-gated cross-membrane channels is the …
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the or zero article in the given context?
Maybe both are OK, but since you have defined the "people" as being a specific group "presented in the story", I would use the.
However, if you left off "presented in the story", and the "people" wer …
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Take part in making of something: Should there be "the" article before "making"?
There are two possible options:
Taking part in the making of the Vogue video was great.
where "the making of the Vogue video" is an event, and:
Taking part in making of the Vogue video was g …
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they went in search of "a" wagon, to take him to "the" zoo
There is a difference between "search" (for something) and "take" (to somewhere). In:
after that they went in search of a wagon
when searching you don't know what you will find. So it cannot be …
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Explain articles usage in the example
Without "of performance analysis tools", you would use no article:
The value of Dapper as a platform for development, as much as...
But adding "of performance analysis tools" makes the developme …
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"To order delivery" or "to order a delivery"?
It could be:
Speaking of food, could you order a delivery.
where delivery is a noun. Or:
Speaking of food, could you order delivery (pizza).
where delivery is an adjective modifying an uns …
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How can I say... Would you like to go to Madonna's concert? or would you like to go to a Mad...
I would say:
Would you like to go to a Madonna concert?
"Madonna" acts as an adjective, and as such is not pluralized.
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The Western 'State of Gujarat'? Shouldn't it be 'The Western 'State of India'?
The chief minister of the western state of Gujarat.
is correct.
Western refers to the location of Gujarat within the (implied) country of India.
of Gujarat specifically names the western state …
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Is *a* optional after *both*?
If he is just one of them:
Leibniz was a philosopher.
then a is necessary. But when he is both:
Leibniz was both philosopher and mathematician.
then he is two things (philosopher and mathe …
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