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How can the absence of the indefinite article before lovely woman be justified ?

Why there's no "the" before "shore"

Can you help me resolve my confusion?:

What's the meaning and implication of that "in at" thing?

You go to school yesterday?
Is this correct too?

Searching for help again.

It's not uncommon to omit the first auxiliary verb in questions like:
Did you go to school yesterday?
Have you been there before

so, which one of the following is...

Yes, it does. At least I have the confirmation that the structure "where is/are there..." is not completely unacceptable.
Thanks.


It's not exactly so. I started off with asking if the following...

Paulb, so, is the phrase "Where are there any books?" possible in a conversation like this:

A: "We need to change the bulb in the sconce"
B: "I can't reach it, it hangs too high"
A: "Use books...

In their replies about the question "where are there any books?"
Sperk worte:

Paulb wrote:

I'm getting even more puzzled. The opinions split among natives...
Well, consider the situation:
...

Can we say: "Where are any books?"
What is a possible reply?

Sperk, bitpicker, thanks for your replies.
I got another one to ask, though.
Would it be natural for a native(!) speaker to come up with a question like: "Where are there any books?"

Here are some questions I've run across on answers.yahoo.com/

Doesn't it seem odd to use existential there in questions with where?
What do you think of it?

She goes out jogging in all weathers.
How does this sound?

Is it admissible to put indefinite article in the phrase:
"Such a good weather!" ?

Then in the example with a book and two tables (in the beginning of the thread) , can I also answer:
It's on the table
to the question:
- Where is my book?

In case of multiple hangers, would the use of a imply generic reference?

Which article should be used?

- Where is my shirt?
- It's on a(the) hanger in the wardrobe.

What is the plural for the word "sinuosity" ?

translationsnmru, спасибо, теперь ясно.
So too do demands for forms of "proof" which [as the theory of evolution predicts] will never be observed,...

С точки зрения грамматики понятно.
Но...

I fully agree with you in that. The construction 'a demand for [something]' is absolutely correct. But what makes me wince is that the [something] here is a subordinate clause with predication!
...

So too do demands for forms of "proof" which the theory of evolution predicts will never be observed,...

Everything seems to be ok with this phrase, exept for has been bothering me... Shouldn't...

sperk, one person claimes he ran into such an expression on the internet.
That's why I asked.

And yes, articles have never been my strong side. Thanks for the correction.

emeraldeyez, does the following phrase sound natural for you (a native english speaker)?

It doesn't listen logical to me.

Is listen a normal word in this context?

The question to native English speakers.
Which article would you use in this case?

- Where is my book?
- It's on the(a) small table in the room.

If both speakers know that there are more...