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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Use of English articles in specific sentence cases
Hi. Please help.
1. Which is correct?
(in conversation)
A: Could you tell me what your aim for this week's lessons is?
B: My aim for this week's lessons for students to develop ability/an ability to solve simple algebraic formulas.
2. Which is correct? I think basically what I am wondering about is which article, definite or indefinite, we would put for the phrase pattern of "'a/an + countable noun' with 'a/an + countable noun'" in the kind of sentence it is in (see the example sentence below).
His speech wasn't just rhetoric, to me. It was a speech with a real substance.
1. Which is correct?
(in conversation)
A: Could you tell me what your aim for this week's lessons is?
B: My aim for this week's lessons for students to develop ability/an ability to solve simple algebraic formulas.
2. Which is correct? I think basically what I am wondering about is which article, definite or indefinite, we would put for the phrase pattern of "'a/an + countable noun' with 'a/an + countable noun'" in the kind of sentence it is in (see the example sentence below).
His speech wasn't just rhetoric, to me. It was a speech with a real substance.
Top answer
My aim for this week's lessons is for students to develop the ability to solve simple algebraic formulas. You should probably make "lesson" singular. It's technically correct as you have it but most native speakers would use the singular in this situation.
- My aim for this week's lessons is for students to develop the ability to solve simple algebraic formulas.
- You should probably make "lesson" singular.
- It's technically correct as you have it but most native speakers would use the singular in this situation.
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My aim for this week's lessons is for students to develop the ability to solve simple algebraic formulas.
You should probably make "lesson" singular. It's technically correct as you have it but most native speakers would use the singular in this situation.
You should probably make "lesson" singular. It's technically correct as you have it but most native speakers would use the singular in this situation.
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