| 单词 | indefinite article |
| 例句 | At this point he wants to refer to a subset of those herons, so he introduces just these ones with the indefinite article: A few come to Cape Cod. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z This is the major distinction between the indefinite article, a, and the definite article, the.6 When a character makes his first appearance on stage, he is introduced with a. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z But even art connoisseurs from abroad probably don’t know that “HE” is a Maori word, both an indefinite article and the word for “wrong.” Frugal Traveler Blog: In Auckland, New Zealand, a Frugal Trifecta 2012-03-20T17:25:56Z I'm not quite sure why, but that little indefinite article before "30" adds an extra spoonful of cringiness. TV review: Hunderby; Harry's Mountain Heroes 2012-08-28T06:49:03Z Ich bin Berliner is how most Berlin natives would express the sentiment, but the president was actually showing off a complex understanding of German when he added the indefinite article. From George Washington's teeth to Taft's bathtub drama: 6 presidential myths, debunked 2022-03-05T05:00:00Z In the last stanza, there's "a grey overcoat", the indefinite article detaching the coat from its owner – fellow commuter or lingering ghost. Poem of the week: The Overcoat by Peter McDonald 2013-04-15T09:51:10Z The "n" detached itself from the "-apron" and instead joined up with the indefinite article "a" — resulting in what we now call "an apron" today. What the heck is a "napron"? The linguistic history of the kitchen's most stylish accessory 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z Better than hedging your bets like the increasing number of bands, or individual artists, who've removed the traditional "The" from their name to become vague, indefinite articles – something, yet nothing. Klaxons, Liars, Editors, where's the the? 2010-07-30T23:06:00Z Carter’s book is subtitled “A Story About Copper,” and that indefinite article is no accident. ‘Boom, Bust, Boom’: Copper, the metal we can’t do without 2012-12-23T17:09:59Z But this move, switching from the definite to the indefinite article, still yields some rather troubling conclusions. Understanding "longtermism": Why this suddenly influential philosophy is so toxic 2022-08-20T04:00:00Z I thought a singular noun should always follow the singular indefinite article “a.” Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Don’t fan Fauci fever 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z Given that numpire and those other words were nouns, they often found themselves next to an indefinite article – a or an – or the first-person possessive pronoun, mine. Why it’s time to stop worrying about the decline of the English language 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z Unlike Greek, which is far more supple, it has no definite or indefinite articles; a page of Latin can look like a wall of bricks. Is the Aeneid a Celebration of Empire—or a Critique? 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z Russian does not have definite and indefinite articles, but Ms Alexievich, at the time a 30-year-old Soviet author, born to a Belarusian father and a Ukrainian mother, did not need one. Remembering the Great Patriotic War was a political act 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z In the case of “A War,” which is set partly in Afghanistan, and which has earned an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, the indefinite article matters a lot. The Fashion Victims of “Zoolander 2” 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z He promises his book isn’t about indefinite articles, split infinitives and other things his teachers taught. Back-to-school books that help ease worries 2013-08-20T21:17:12Z An adjective, commonly called the indefinite article, and signifying one or any, but less emphatically. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z And independence with the indefinite article before it also hath charms; but independence with no article at all, independence, the abstract noun, though it may be a public virtue, is a private vice. Poor Relations 2012-02-11T03:04:00.973Z Yet I shall never write a sequel to the P. of an L.—admire my euphonic indefinite article. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z A, the indefinite article, a broken-down form of An, and used before words beginning with the sound of a consonant. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z The connecting particles are commonly observed; and as the language has both definite and indefinite articles, it may be employed, though with some caution, by the textual critic where other versions fail him. A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. 2011-06-30T02:00:31.117Z I'd142 not leave off the indefinite article from the title of that; it seems to dignify the tipple by hinting that it was no ordinary tope. The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling 2011-05-26T02:00:19.673Z The definite article is la in all cases and numbers, and there is no indefinite article. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z Use the indefinite article, as Frank Smith, a plumber; William Jones, a barber. The Style Book of The Detroit News An indefinite article has been formed, and in the conjugation of the verb a great simplicity sets in. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" A which is used before consonantal sounds and an which is used before vowel sounds are called indefinite articles because they individualize without specializing. Word Study and English Grammar A Primer of Information about Words, Their Relations and Their Uses The fallacy consists simply in confusion of the definite with the indefinite article. Old-Fashioned Ethics and Common-Sense Metaphysics With Some of Their Applications There is in Gaelic no indefinite article corresponding to the English a or an. Elements of Gaelic Grammar Its origin, however, is concealed; and an accidental identity with the indefinite article has led to false notions respecting its nature. A Handbook of the English Language For the omission of the indefinite article, common in Shakespeare, see Abbott, § 86. The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar All nouns to be given with definite or indefinite article to show the gender. Le Petit Chose (part 1) Histoire d'un Enfant The difference between the definite and indefinite article, when coupled with that house, is the difference in the quality of the art of which we speak. Pictorial Composition and the Critical Judgment of Pictures It has differentiated the various parts of speech even to the definite and indefinite article. The Dakotan Languages, and Their Relations to Other Languages From modern forms like those just quoted, it has been imagined that the definite is merely the indefinite article transposed. A Handbook of the English Language A similar indefinite article is common in Breton. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature The Tahaitians have a great number of definite and indefinite articles, and prefixes, which they apply in a peculiar manner. A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. Vol. 1 There is no article in Malay, that is, there is no word which corresponds exactly with our definite article the, or indefinite article a, an. A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay In these indications the letters have their ordinary English values; ĕ indicates the very light, obscure sound heard in the indefinite article in such a phrase as “with a rush.” Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race In the generality of grammars the definite article the, and the indefinite article an, are the very first parts of speech that are considered. A Handbook of the English Language This is made by placing the preposition yn, en, in, and the indefinite article idn, un, before the infinitive or verbal noun. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature There are, in reality, two kinds of oneness which, when we enter into metaphysical discussions, must be carefully distinguished, and which for practical purposes are well kept separate by the definite and indefinite articles. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion Since Russian lacks both definite and indefinite articles, it is possible that he was calling himself 'a Nipe' or 'the Nipe'. Anything You Can Do ... When the initial vowel is a-, its loss may have been helped by confusion with the indefinite article. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) In Mœso-Gothic and in Old Norse, there is an equal absence of the indefinite article; or, at any rate, if there be one at all, it is a different word from what occurs in English. A Handbook of the English Language The first Folio reads ‘What ’foole is she,’ doubtless to indicate an ellipsis of the indefinite article, which, for the sake of the metre, was to be slurred over in pronunciation. Two Gentlemen of Verona The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] Of course had the indefinite article been used it would have destroyed any ground for complaint. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 1, 1914 And what a sensation there would be when they discovered that Arleyota begins and ends with the indefinite article. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-04-14 A word beginning with n sometimes loses this sound through its being confused with the n of the indefinite article an. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) The second form of the indefinite article is used for the sake of euphony only. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. The Oldest English or Anglo-Saxon had no indefinite article. A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 Often we err in the use of each particle, Seldom observe where our adverbs belong, Wholly misplace the indefinite article, In our subjunctives go hopelessly wrong! Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, January 21, 1893 He had no plural number, and no definite or indefinite articles. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) In the thirteenth century the indefinite article began to be inserted; thus mony enne thing = many a thing, just as we say ‘what a thing,’ ‘such a thing.’ Milton's Comus Latin has neither a definite article nor an indefinite article, and a translator into English must decide when to use either or neither. Angelic Wisdom about Divine Providence I shall leave it with you to reconcile the apparent contradiction of an indefinite article which "is used in a vague sense, to point out the signification of another word." Lectures on Language As Particularly Connected with English Grammar. Fletcher habitually uses "thousand" without the indefinite article, as in the following instances: "Carried before 'em thousand desolations." Notes and Queries, Number 64, January 18, 1851 The indefinite adjectives, like the indefinite article, leave the meaning unfixed, or, in some degree, vague. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures An or a is the indefinite article, because it refers to any one of a group or class of things. An English Grammar A is the indefinite article: and relates to man, or young man; according to Rule 1st, which says, "Articles relate to the nouns which they limit." The Grammar of English Grammars The misuse of the indefinite article, which is wanting, in the Indian. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers The indefinite articles would drop out, in spite of all his efforts to keep them in. A Modern Instance The indefinite article limits the noun to one of a kind, but to no particular one; as, a house. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures Often, also, the indefinite article has the force of each or every, particularly to express measure or frequency. An English Grammar The indefinite article is an or a, which denotes one thing of a kind, but not any particular one; as, A boy, an orange. The Grammar of English Grammars Pa may stand for the definite article, being the first syllable of pazhik; and a comma for the indefinite article. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers For instance, take the pronunciation of the indefinite article. America To-day, Observations and Reflections The indefinite article sometimes has the meaning of every or each; as, "They cost five shillings a dozen;" that is, 'every dozen.' English Grammar in Familiar Lectures Exercise.—Bring up sentences with five uses of the indefinite article. An English Grammar The indefinite article is an or a, which denotes one thing of a kind, but not any particular one. The Grammar of English Grammars In all these passages, as appears from the use of the indefinite article, what is meant is a naval power, or a state in possession of a strong navy. Sea-Power and Other Studies Do not use the indefinite article before it, as "This is a most beautiful picture." Slips of Speech : a Helpful Book for Everyone Who Aspires to Correct the Everyday Errors of Speaking A or an is called the indefinite article. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures When the indefinite article precedes proper names, it alters them to class names. An English Grammar The indefinite article is an or a, which denotes one thing of a kind, but not any particular one. The Grammar of English Grammars Nor has the indefinite article any variation of form, except the change from an to a, which has been made for the sake of brevity or euphony. The Grammar of English Grammars The indefinite article is an or a, which denotes one thing of a kind, but not any particular one. The Grammar of English Grammars The indefinite article is an or a, which denotes one thing of a kind, but not any particular one. The Grammar of English Grammars The indefinite article is used, like the definite article, to limit two or more modified nouns, only one of which is expressed. An English Grammar The indefinite article is an or a, which denotes one thing of a kind, but not any particular one. The Grammar of English Grammars A is the indefinite article: and relates to rebel; according to Rule 1st, which says, "Articles relate to the nouns which they limit." The Grammar of English Grammars A is the indefinite article: and relates to traitor; according to Rule 1st, which says, "Articles relate to the nouns which they limit." The Grammar of English Grammars But, according to Note 1st, under Rule 1st, "When the indefinite article is required, a should always be used before the sound of a consonant, and an, before that of a vowel." The Grammar of English Grammars |
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