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26 de nov. de 2017 · 1. "Only one, or several" is one reason for choosing "the" or "a". 2. "This specific thing was talked about in a previous sentence" is another reason for "the", while "first time mentioned" uses "a". There are around four or five other rules, describing situations where "the" is used. There is not just one rule.
6 de dic. de 2016 · Dec 17, 2013. #3. Vol Boy said: Como Ud. sabe, “Rainbow Reverie” no tiene sentido y sé que el autor ha inventado un significado e specíficamente para el cómic. Pero en este caso “rainbow” parece ser el adjetivo – o sea todas las pociones tienen su propio color, y una vez que uno las tenga todas pues forman un producto final (el set ...
7 de mar. de 2008 · It (rainbow) actually doesn’t quite look like either, unless one is thinking of the fully-drawn Assyrian bow which made a perfect, smooth semi-circle; very much like a rainbow. Looking up Platts I came across a really curious alternative. It mentions: ʻ alī-kī kamān, 'The bow of ʻ Alī,' the rainbow Now, even we never ever used this!
31 de mar. de 2013 · Option B is the only correct one because the "much fainter secondary rainbow" needs an article for the sentence to be correct. None of the other options has an article, so they are all incorrect. Last edited: Mar 31, 2013
Pennsylvania. American English. Apr 27, 2011. #2. I think a 'rainbow kit' is an electronic tool kit (like race car pit crews might use). But you may want to wait until someone more knowledgeable about tires responds.
7 de oct. de 2021 · Oct 8, 2021. #10. ewie said: Well, I'd call a rainbow of a man a metaphor ~ not a very good one. A human rainbow would be a slight improvement. But adding he appeared turns it more or less into a simile ~ a very bad one. He was would be a slight improvement. Yer, it’s a bit grey - thanks for the engagement.
26 de dic. de 2021 · Three hundred dollars! It might just as well be three million dollars. “Why,” she floundered, “why—why, then we’ve got to raise three hundred, somehow.”. “Yes’m— add a rainbow and a moon or two. （Gone With the Wind）. Does 'add a rainbow and a moon or two (to the three hundred dollars)' mean 'add something equally ...
5 de ene. de 2022 · Jan 5, 2022. #1. Source: Poltergeist (1982), an American movie. The Freelings' house is haunted so the family asked for help from an expert in paranormal, Dr. Lesh. One day Dr. Lesh brings a clairvoyant, who turns out to be a tiny woman named Tangina Barrons. Father: So, what side of the rainbow are we working tonight, Dr. Lesh?
10 de feb. de 2016 · English (US - northeast) Feb 11, 2016. #7. A rainbow means one specific thing, one instance of the general concept "rainbow". It is finite, with limits, and countable. So takes a/the. We have no general term, so just say "rainbows" (plural) when talking about all of them. Electricity isn't a specific item. It is a substance, so you can have a ...
9 de feb. de 2015 · American English. Feb 9, 2015. #3. I'm sure there are better people than I to interpret this, but I'll tell you what it means to me on first reading: The outspread wings are the wings of love that alight on the highest curve of the arched rainbow bridge.
