[erihime]

Hello, riverkid.

Thanks for your reply. I really appreciate it.
Before I go into details, one question. How much time do we have to be logged in? I wrote a reply and when I tried to post it, the screen said that I didn't log in... So I am re-writing it.

When I went through your explanation, some questions popped up in my mind again. I hope you don't mind...

1) 'I go to the office in my car'
'I go to the office by car'

Now I know these two are correct. and
'I go to the office by my car' is not. Could you explain me why?
Knowing the reason helps me understand it much better and the information I have been given tends to sink in faster.

Also. I was not translation from Japanese directly. I knew the second sentence is correct, so I thought just adding 'my' would not hurt it. Articles always give me a headache. (I thought the word 'headache' is not countable...) I use determinants instead of articles...

2) 'Mrs. Hilary Clinton is a/the Senator from New York'

I need to choose either 'a' or 'the' depending on the circumstances, don't I? If I choose the wrong one, then does the sentence become incorrect?

Also, Anglika wrote

'Mrs. Hilary Clinton is a/the Senator for New York'

Does her sentence have different nuance, even very subtle one?

By the way, 'Senate' and 'Senator', are they used in differenct context?

Prepositions and articles are my enemy.

I appreciate it when you corrected my sentences. It is very useful for me. I love to write, but unless somebody takes a look at it, how would I know what I wrote was grammatically correct or not.

Again, I would like to express my gratefulness.
Thanks, riverkid.

Have a wonderful weekend!

erihime