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“I had a flat in the centre of town, but I didn’t like living there, so …”

asked Mar 6, 2019 at 20:27

23 votes

5 answers

50k views

Is it correct to say "I have class"?

asked Aug 14, 2018 at 17:40

19 votes

3 answers

4k views

“Since the train was delayed for more than an hour, passengers were given a full refund.” – Why is there no article before “passengers”?

asked Apr 22, 2019 at 15:49

3 votes

1 answer

1k views

“I’m reading so slowly it’s going to take me about three weeks to finish the writing.” - Where is the mistake?

asked Jun 7, 2019 at 19:12

3 votes

1 answer

213 views

“The most something” vs. “most something”

asked Sep 2, 2019 at 11:22

3 votes

5 answers

178 views

"The young Einstein" - Do we always need "the" here?

asked Jan 18, 2020 at 12:55

3 votes

2 answers

214 views

Care from? How is it different from care for and care about?

asked Sep 29, 2018 at 20:01

3 votes

1 answer

63 views

Omission of articles before countable nouns

asked Mar 1, 2019 at 8:25

3 votes

1 answer

383 views

Omission of articles before unique nouns.

asked Dec 5, 2018 at 8:10

3 votes

1 answer

66 views

Definition of “definitiveness”. Is there a simple way to tell whether a noun is definite or not?

asked Jan 9, 2019 at 23:17

2 votes

2 answers

564 views

“What a relief?” – Why do we need an article?

asked Dec 27, 2018 at 17:34

2 votes

1 answer

105 views

Definite article with names

asked Oct 27, 2018 at 16:35

2 votes

1 answer

117 views

Why can't I use "recommended" in this sentence?

asked Nov 25, 2018 at 2:12

2 votes

1 answer

939 views

“The announcement will come as (a) little surprise.” – Is using the indefinite article here a mistake?

asked Feb 4, 2019 at 22:35

2 votes

2 answers

440 views

What can the phrase “is embedded in a whale of a bill” mean?

asked Mar 31, 2019 at 11:27

2 votes

2 answers

188 views

Why do we say “the English language” but not “the English cuisine?”

asked Sep 1, 2018 at 9:19

2 votes

1 answer

226 views

Inversion in affirmative sentences

asked Sep 1, 2018 at 15:54

2 votes

2 answers

240 views

Article usage - is it "in a landfill", or just "in landfill"

asked Jul 27, 2018 at 9:57

2 votes

2 answers

842 views

When "CIA" doesn't need the definite article?

asked Feb 12, 2020 at 13:03

2 votes

2 answers

273 views

Article needed in "show (a) focus"?

asked Aug 1, 2019 at 0:55

2 votes

2 answers

64 views

“We are (the) Microsoft team.” Do we need an article here?

asked Jun 5, 2019 at 18:24

1 vote

1 answer

211 views

“Sea level” vs. “The sea level”

asked Jul 1, 2019 at 7:17

1 vote

1 answer

76 views

“It seems that Japanese customs have been changing since around 1920 little by little.” What’s the mistake?

asked Apr 23, 2019 at 12:11

1 vote

1 answer

272 views

Sequence of tenses in indirect speech

asked Jul 27, 2018 at 10:29

1 vote

1 answer

96 views

What is shirt stuffing?

asked Jul 28, 2018 at 16:48

1 vote

1 answer

34 views

“the that stimulus” Are determiners always mutually exclusive?

asked Aug 8, 2018 at 16:10

1 vote

1 answer

53 views

Article use with nouns

asked Jul 3, 2018 at 17:58

1 vote

1 answer

773 views

Use of articles before names

asked Jul 21, 2018 at 16:13

1 vote

2 answers

60 views

Peeves’ or Peeves’s?

asked Sep 6, 2018 at 16:12

1 vote

1 answer

43 views

“the mathematical writings of Archimedes” – what if the definite article were removed?

asked Oct 6, 2018 at 6:16

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53 Questions

“I had a flat in the centre of town, but I didn’t like living there, so …”

Is it correct to say "I have class"?

“Since the train was delayed for more than an hour, passengers were given a full refund.” – Why is there no article before “passengers”?

“I’m reading so slowly it’s going to take me about three weeks to finish the writing.” - Where is the mistake?

“The most something” vs. “most something”

"The young Einstein" - Do we always need "the" here?

Care from? How is it different from care for and care about?

Omission of articles before countable nouns

Omission of articles before unique nouns.

Definition of “definitiveness”. Is there a simple way to tell whether a noun is definite or not?

“What a relief?” – Why do we need an article?

Definite article with names

Why can't I use "recommended" in this sentence?

“The announcement will come as (a) little surprise.” – Is using the indefinite article here a mistake?

What can the phrase “is embedded in a whale of a bill” mean?

Why do we say “the English language” but not “the English cuisine?”

Inversion in affirmative sentences

Article usage - is it "in a landfill", or just "in landfill"

When "CIA" doesn't need the definite article?

Article needed in "show (a) focus"?

“We are (the) Microsoft team.” Do we need an article here?

“Sea level” vs. “The sea level”

“It seems that Japanese customs have been changing since around 1920 little by little.” What’s the mistake?

Sequence of tenses in indirect speech

What is shirt stuffing?

“the that stimulus” Are determiners always mutually exclusive?

Article use with nouns

Use of articles before names

Peeves’ or Peeves’s?

“the mathematical writings of Archimedes” – what if the definite article were removed?