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Kunsusuki Posted 12 years ago
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1-The scots have porridge for breakfast. Why did we use the definite article?
2-That (car of yours) is always breaking down.What's the type of phrase is between the two parentheses? What's its function?
3-He said I was not a good wife. Wasn't that a horrible thing to say? What's the type of this sentence?
4-I haven't any matches and Tom hasn't any either. Are any and either are used as adjectives or pronouns?
5-He lives somewhere in London. What's the function of somewhere?
6-Is the word time countable ou uncountable?
7-Why both,either,neither,each,every are called distributive adjectives?
2-That (car of yours) is always breaking down.What's the type of phrase is between the two parentheses? What's its function?
3-He said I was not a good wife. Wasn't that a horrible thing to say? What's the type of this sentence?
4-I haven't any matches and Tom hasn't any either. Are any and either are used as adjectives or pronouns?
5-He lives somewhere in London. What's the function of somewhere?
6-Is the word time countable ou uncountable?
7-Why both,either,neither,each,every are called distributive adjectives?
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kunsusuki 1-The scots have porridge for breakfast. Why did we use the definite article? The definite article is used before an adjective of nationality, tribe or ethnic group to mean all the people who are members of that group.
- kunsusuki 1-The scots have porridge for breakfast.
- Why did we use the definite article?
- The definite article is used before an adjective of nationality, tribe or ethnic group to mean all the people who are members of that group.
- This usage is variable.
- eg: The English, unlike the French, are not noted for their culinary arts.
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kunsusuki1-The scots have porridge for breakfast. Why did we use the definite article?The definite article is used before an adjective of nationality, tribe or ethnic group to mean all the people who are members of that group. This usage is variable.
eg:
The English, unlike the French, are not noted for their culinary arts.
The Chinese regard cal
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Could you please give me an example where either is used as an adjective?
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You can travel by the road through the mountains or the road by the sea. Either road will take you to the capital city, but I recommend the road by the sea because it is in a better condition.
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