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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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With family or with the family
Either could be correct depending on the context, but "with family" (with no article) is most generally correct. "Family" without an article can refer to any type of relative and to the relatives of a …
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Articles, a mistake in a job description
I can't be sure without more context, but if they are looking for applicants with knowledge of every single asset class, then they are correct to say "knowledge of the various asset classes."
If they …
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Omission of articles before unique nouns.
Each of your examples is a title or a name. It is very common, particularly in the United States, to drop the definite article before nouns serving as titles. Each of these sentences (except for the o …
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Is there any other set of rules for articles besides the one taught in school?
I think you have your cause and effect backwards with respect to empowering or diminishing nouns through the use of articles. I will summarize the rules and then explain what I mean. … Indefinite articles are used when referring to a single non-specific instance of a noun. The definite article is used when referring to a specific noun. …
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The use of articles
Yes, the sentence should use either the definite article or the plural form. The original source appears to simply have an error.
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Which article to use: 'the' / 'a'
A "hook" is a catchy part of a song meant to draw attention and stick in people's mind. Usually a song only has one hook, so the definite article is used to refer to the hook for this particular song. …
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Can we skip using articles in some sentences?
There are many rules for articles in English. Any educational grammar source should provide an explanation of these rules. Wikipedia has a helpful discussion. …
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Article usage in "AI technology" vs. "the English language"
(See Wikipedia for more on definite and indefinite articles.)
Some might disagree with where the borders are drawn, but there is exactly one NYC area. …
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What is the difference between "other generations" and "the other generations"?
You can say "the other generations" if you mean all of the other generations (at least within the scope of the discussion). For example, in the context of Baby Boomers, Gen X, and Millenials, we could …
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I don't understand the usage of 'a' in this sentence
You are correct. The sentence should read:
The kernel maintains a data structure called a page table that contains a mapping of
a process's virtual page addresses to real page addresses in memor …
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"a tiger" vs "the tiger"
Both articles are acceptable, but it depends on the statements being made. …
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"These are THE three different types of services". Is this correct?
These are three different types of services.
Since there is no definite article, it is implied that there are more than three types of services, and the sentence happens to refer to these three. …
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why "beer" in first sentence is considered specific?
The two sentences have the same overall general concept, but they phrase the concept in somewhat different ways. The use of the definite article is not dependent on the idea conveyed by the sentence a …
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What's the difference "Thank you for making a helpful post." and "Thank you for making the h...
"A helpful post" refers to one of possibly multiple helpful posts.
"The helpful post" implies that none of the other posts were helpful.
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When do i use an definite or indefinite article instead of nothing after the word "of"?
The standard rules of articles apply in all cases.
In your example, "study" refers generally to the concept, just as "research" would. …
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