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use of articles with personal names modified by adjectives
Suddenly, to everybody's surprise, the silent Mr.Smith swung around and addressed Barbara.
The dinner was served by a silent Mrs. Keats.
I saw an infuriated Jennifer, who started shouting at ...
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Sometimes the article precedes the noun and not the adjective
I have a question that baffled me for a while now, and I'd be a happier person for an answer.
Why in sentences such as
It's not that big a deal.
And
He was as nice a friend as you were.
Or
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How do I refer to two things together that have different adjectives?
I want to express these two facts: there is a front view; and there is a side view.
Which of the following are valid ways of referring to the two views together?
a front and side view;
a ...
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What articles can I use with “maximum/minimum [noun]”?
There's a short piece of text whose heading is as follows:
Maximum variability and openness
The variability and openness should refer to the features of an application.
Which article ...
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using an/a before an adjective that starts with a consonant but the noun it modifies starts with a vowel [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
When should I use “a” vs “an”?
I am reading in Elizabeth Clark's (Canadian author, not to be found anywhere on the Internet) "The Stovepipe ...
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Use of “The better”?
Disclamer: English isn't my first language.
I learned during my English courses (a few years ago), that there is, as in French (which is my first language), a comparative and superlative version for ...
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Is an article an adjective? [closed]
I have always believed that articles (a/an, the) are a special type of adjective.. In watching a TV show recently (Smarter than 5th Grader) - A question was - "How many adjectives are in the ...
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Indefinite Article Preceding Noun “Wind”
It's common to say "a gentle wind", but is it OK to say "a wind"?
I just noticed that there's a novel named "A Wind in the Door", in which case I guess "A" could be used here due to the modifying "in ...
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Which is correct: “full context” or “complete context”?
"For the full context, see this."
vs.
For the complete context, see this."
Are both identical in meaning?
Do I need the article "the"?
Please explain.
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Article when there is an adjective before a noun [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Use of “a” versus “an”
When to use a or an before a noun when there are adjectives before that noun?
like the following example:
An operator ...
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Is it correct to write “a 5-mm-thick layer”?
Do I need hyphens? Should I use the indefinite article or zero article?
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Why are words such as “that” and “those” not considered articles?
According to Wikipedia (disclaimer: of course I realize that Wikipedia should not be regarded as an absolute authority, but I generally consider it to be a fairly accurate and reliable resource):
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“The” for superlative referring to more than one object
Which one of these sentences is correct?
The best countries to live in are ...
Best countries to live in are ...
EDIT: The reason this question is being asked is that this Wiktionary ...
