Todays topic is the use of feminine nouns such as actress and comedienne. These days, people often see such terms as sexist, but it's also common to hear at least some of them. So what exactly are the modern rules for using such terms? Actually, this...
Several listeners have written with questions on when to use the definite article the, the indefinite article a, or neither. For example, Tracy W. wrote, Which is correct: Thank you for taking time to review my application, or Thank you for taking th...
Grammar Girl here. Today guest-writer Bonnie Trenga will help us talk about tricky sentences that make you question whether you should use a singular or plural verb. Today were talking about a tricky kind of sentence that causes you to make a mistake...
Grammar Girl here. Todays topic is collective nouns, nouns that describe a group, such as family, orchestra, and board. Guest-writer Bonnie Trenga writes, There are around 200 collective nouns in the English language (1). Sometimes they take a singul...
Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is capitalizing tricky nouns like Ground Zero, Internet, and Earth. Quite a few people have asked me whether they should capitalize the words Internet, Web, and website, including Chris from Olney, Maryland; Matt from...
Non-count Nouns I'd like to buy some ____________. How much do you need? Let's see. Five ____s* should be enough. All right. Five____s of ________. Anything else? No, that will be all for today. *Use measure words with non-count nouns. For example: T...
Teacher: A noun is the name of a person or thing. Now, who can give me a noun? First boy: A cow. Teacher: Very good. Another noun? Second boy: Another cow. 教师：名词就是一个人或一种物的名称。现在谁能给我举出一个名词？ 第一个男孩：一头奶牛。 教师：...
