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| Abeille wrote: |
| Which is right A or B? |
Neither.
My favourite fruit is the orange.
It is an orange.
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| #3 (permalink) Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:08 am An article is a tricky fruit |
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Ok, thank you, Milanya!
Just making things more precise:
Q: What's your favourite fruit?
A: My favourite fruit is the orange.
Q: What's your favourite fruit?
A: It's an orange. OR It's the orange. (in this very context) |
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| #4 (permalink) Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:27 am articles |
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which one is correct?
I require an NOC from him
I require a NOC from him |
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| #5 (permalink) Thu Mar 12, 2009 14:44 pm An article is a tricky fruit |
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| Abeille wrote: |
Q: What's your favourite fruit?
A: My favourite fruit is the orange.
Q: What's your favourite fruit?
A: It's the orange. (in this very context) |
In this context the is correct.
Note:
When a noun refers to a particular class or group, or a specific member of a class or group, the can be used to modify both correctly.
Example 1:
Erik Erikson studied the development and growth of the human being.
In this case we are referring to the class of human beings.
http://www.uhv.edu/ac/efl/pdf/articles.pdf
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| #6 (permalink) Thu Mar 12, 2009 14:52 pm articles |
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which one is correct?
I require an NOC from him
I require a NOC from him |
It depends on how you pronounce NOC.
As a word: I require a NOC (noc) from him.
Or as separate letters. I require an NOC (N.O.C.) from him.
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| #7 (permalink) Sat Mar 14, 2009 11:39 am An article is a tricky fruit |
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Milanya, thank you for your helpful explanations.
I see now how hard it can be sometimes to make the way through the bushy forest of articles :) |
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| #8 (permalink) Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:33 am An article is a tricky fruit |
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Please explain the difference
You know how much is she earning?
You know how much she is earning? |
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| #9 (permalink) Fri Mar 20, 2009 9:03 am An article is a tricky fruit |
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Hi,
This is a separate question and not related to the articles.
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| You know how much is she earning?/ You know how much she is earning? |
Both are wrong. This would have to be: Do you know how much she is earning?
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| #10 (permalink) Fri Mar 20, 2009 9:58 am An article is a tricky fruit |
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Thanks for the help, Alan. Just one last question. How would your proposed answer be different from the following?
Do you know how much is she earning? |
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| #11 (permalink) Fri Mar 20, 2009 10:43 am An article is a tricky fruit |
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Hello Ahussain, Nice to meet you.
'Do you know how much is she earning?' is grammatically incorrect because it's an indirect question(a.k.a. a question within a question). In such structure, the following clause usually have normal word order.(i.e. ...how much she is earning). Hope this helps. That's what I learned from our dear teachers.
Please correct me if you find any mistakes in my message. Thank you.
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| #12 (permalink) Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:23 am An article is a tricky fruit |
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Thanks a lot infinity.
But I am still somewhat confused.
Going by what you suggested the following sentence should be incorrect.
"who the hell am I?"
It should be
"Who the hell I am?"
Please clarify
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| #13 (permalink) Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:31 am An article is a tricky fruit |
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Hi,
In a direct question the verb and subject change places as in: I am becomes am I?
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| #14 (permalink) Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:38 am An article is a tricky fruit |
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| Ahussain911 wrote: |
Thanks a lot infinity.
But I am still somewhat confused.
Going by what you suggested the following sentence should be incorrect.
"who the hell am I?"
It should be
"Who the hell I am?"
Please clarify
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Dear friend,
I think your sentence should be 'who am I'. By adding 'the hell', the author tended to make it sounds rudely or angrily, but that doesn't affect the sentence structure.
These are direct questions:
Who are you?
What's your name?
Where are you from?
In this case, you should use interrogative word order.
Sentence like below are indirect questions:
Do you know how much she is earning?
Do you know who he is?
Do you know is the introductory question, the introductory question will have interrogative word order.
The sentences in italic are following clause and have normal word order.
I hope I will make it clear to you. :)
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| #15 (permalink) Fri Mar 20, 2009 13:00 pm An article is a tricky fruit |
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| Thanks Alan and Infinity. I've understood now |
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