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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Use of articles
I am not a native born English speaker. But over the years, I believe I have acquired a reasonable ability to write in English. But the use of articles - a or the or just no article - bedevil me to no end. I have not yet found a reliable set of rules to determine as when to use a or the or just not use an article at all. Most of time it appears I am taking a shot in the dark when it comes to use or not use an article. Can you help?
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The rules are reliable but complex, and there are many exceptions. y=9 ] Entire books [/url] have been written on the topic. htm
- The rules are reliable but complex, and there are many exceptions.
- y=9 ] Entire books [/url] have been written on the topic.
- htm
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The rules are reliable but complex, and there are many exceptions. [url=
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Hi,
Yes, it's a complex topic, yet in my experience most native speakers make relatively few mistakes about articles. Isn't that interesting?
Yes, it's a complex topic, yet in my experience most native speakers make relatively few mistakes about articles. Isn't that interesting?
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In my opinion, this is one of those things you just have to learn through experience, as there are innumerable situations that are too complicated to be covered completely in a grammar book. A "rule" of sorts (this is primarily from the point of view of current American usage) that I've devised is that a non-native speaker, if in complete doubt about whether to use an article (definite or indefin
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Hi,
I agree. In my classroom experience, the most common article error by learners of English is to omit an article where it is needed.
Clive
I agree. In my classroom experience, the most common article error by learners of English is to omit an article where it is needed.
Clive
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