Questions tagged [articles]
Use this tag for questions about the usage of articles (e.g. a, an, and the).
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Is "The Shining" a title with a gerund, or a regular -ing noun? [duplicate]
Does using "the" or "a" in front of a gerund alter it somehow? "A painting," for example, is not a gerund, and if a book were titled "The Painting" it would not ...
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Using "the" before a profession and name
A column heading in a recent New Yorker magazine :
"The staff writer Sarah Larson on natural history marvels."
Why would "the" be used here?
Wouldn't the heading be correct without ...
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When can we omit the article in front of a countable word in singular? [migrated]
In the sentence below, there is no "the" in front of former President. I am wondering what is the grammar rule for that?
Under Smith and his successor, Douglas, Canada sought closer trade ...
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