Comments on: English Grammar 101: Articles

By: vidhi jain

vidhi jain — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 18:32:26 +0000

i want to improve on my writing skills……..how can i do that????

By: Beena Tarapur

Beena Tarapur — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 20:01:20 +0000

I would like to know as how to understand the letter is silent in the word . i have asked many trainers but got no reply. pls help me in.

By: Hendrik

Hendrik — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 05:30:39 +0000

I like learning English. Yet, I sometimes get difficulty and confused to understand how to use the correct preposition, especially when I have to use “of, from, by, to, etc”. I need your help to fix my comprehension. Thank you

By: bloglogger

bloglogger — Wed, 20 May 2009 20:09:49 +0000

The given “explanation” of articles is so inaccurate as to be harmful for students of English. The examples are all correct sentences and usages, but the reason for the choice of article has little to do with specificity or particularity. To wit: We say, “I’m going to the store” even when the speaker is unsure of which store, and we say, “This is a ____” to introduce a specific item (one that we are holding, for example). The truth about articles is much more complicated than the erroneous “general and specific” explanation. Check out the article chapter in The Grammar Book by Larsen-Freeman and Celce-Murcia for some insight.

By: nomadiqve

nomadiqve — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:19:33 +0000

hi, jovie!

we use “on” when followed by a complete date: i was born on august 1, 1980.

we use “in” when followed by an incomplete one: pope john paul II visited manila in january 1995.

i hope this helps!