https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkXnhlCkVPM In this video he says “put baby in” and not “put the baby in” Also, in other baby type videos they say “place baby inside” or “now you can see that baby and mom are happy” There is no “the baby” or “the baby’s mom” or “the mom”. The video is one example of … Read more
2 questions. Q1. Earlier these days, I saw the usage of “Leader of …”, which is a countable noun without a preceding article. Is that grammatically correct? What I found in oxford guide to english grammar: A singular noun on its own • 167 We use a singular noun on its own only in some … Read more
1.”in like manner” or 2.”in the like manner” I thought that the latter is correct, but more digging points to the former. In Leviathan,of Hobbes, in like manner is used twenty five times, whereas in the like manner appears only four times, e.g. And these are Pleasures Of The Mind of him that draweth those … Read more
I am a non-native English learner. An example sentence in LONGMAN dictionary confused me. In the sentence “Test scores vary from school to school”, there is no article in front of either school. I would expect that an a would be in front of each countable word school. Is there some grammar rule that can … Read more
I am interested in whether the article can be omitted in a phrase like The Ideas About a Woman in Roman Literature (as in the name of a scientific article). Is the article needed here at all, since the noun is used in its commonest sense? Some references can be found on websites of doubtful … Read more
In the book “Advanced Grammar in Use” there is a sentence: We will talk about climate change in a later part of the course. Q1: Why is the article completely omitted in front of “climate change”? Q2: Would it be wrong to say “We will talk about the climate change in the later part of … Read more
Practical English Usage 142.20 reads We usually leave out articles in abbreviated styles: numbering and labelling Go through door A Control to Car 27: can you hear me? Turn to page 26. What can be considered labels? For example, "on page 10" and "in Chapter 2" are clear. But do the following need "the"? The/Ø … Read more
Can you please explain to me, why sometimes there’s no article in the movie or book titles, even if these titles are singular count nouns. For example: “Junky” by William S. Burroughs or “Alien” by Ridley Scott. Edit: I know they could also be titled: “A Junky”, “The Junky”, “An Alien” and “The Alien”. Would … Read more
Compare the sentences: I spilled water on the floor. I spilled water on the table and floor. I spilled water on the table and the chair. Is the missing the before floor in the second sentence correct? If so, is the the before chair in the third sentence optional? What is the general rule applicable … Read more
There is but one king, and I am one. Here, the ‘one’ at the end of the sentence stands for ‘one king’ and ‘one’ is not specifying (in this particular place) a numeral. It is implying ‘I am that one’ or, more specifically ‘I am that one king’. Therefore, should ‘one’, when used in this … Read more
