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thefreedictionary.com: “When my father is home on the weekends, the whole family always goes to a movie together.” The dependent clause has the subject "my father", and the predicate is "is home on t …

merriam-webster.com: (1) a seat with integral headrest The absence of "the" before "integral headrest" seems incorrect to me, although naturally I understand it's correct because it's written in a dic …

Let's imagine a small firm where all people know each other very well. This firm consists of five groups A, B, C, D & E. Each group was involved in some process. Together they were doing one big proje …

collinsdictionary.com: (1) I'll look you up when I'm in town. As I understand, "town" is the definite town which is known to both the speaker and the listener. So "town" must have "the". Why does it n …

wordreference.com: (1) After I lose some weight, I will be a lighter me. my variant: (2) After I lose some weight, I will be lighter me. "A" is an article, so it cannot be before a personal pronoun. W …

cambridge.org: (1) She has dollhouse filled with miniature furniture. Why is it possible to write "dollhouse" without "a"? my variant: (2) She has a dollhouse filled with miniature furniture. What is …

britannica.com: (1) The male pheasant is brightly colored and the female is mostly brown. I don't understand why "the" can be used here. my variant: (2) A male pheasant is brightly colored and a femal …

I'd like to know if the appearance of a plural noun after "next" affects articles. For this purpose, I came up with the following example: Today is Monday. Tom goes to chess on Mondays. …

I thought we should use an article with the noun phrase "adjective + flavor", but I saw the phrase "a dish with unusual flavor" which has no article before "unusual flavor" and so I got interested in …

ldoceonline.com: at/with the push of a button: (1) Files can be attached to your email at the push of a button. As far as I understand, "a button" means "one of the buttons", i.e. some button non-sp …

collinsdictionary.com: (1) 'Cat' has a final 't'. The letter "t" is the only one in the word "cat". Then why is it possible to use "a" here? my variant: (2) 'Cat' has the final 't'. Is (2) correct? If …

The explanation of using "the" (from a comment from one of threads on ell.stackexchange.com): I ate at a restaurant yesterday. The dessert was delicious_. — Even though the first sentence didn't ment …

cambridge.org: (1) Man cannot live by bread alone. — (idiom) (saying) (used to say that people need not just food, but also art, music, literature, ideas, etc. to live happily) Is there any logical …

for example: (1) X is much the more common than Y. I don't understand the role of "the" here. What does "the" mean in (1)? (2) X is much more common than Y. What's the difference between (1) and (2)?

cambridge.org: one of the meanings of "admission": Admission is also the price paid to enter a place. an example for this meaning: (1) Museum admission is $5. Dictionary says "admission" in (1) is …