English Language Discussion Forums


Go Back   UsingEnglish.com ESL Forum > Learning English > Ask a Teacher

Quick Links
Sites for Teachers



Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 02-Nov-2003, 15:43
Helped Wanted
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default A terrible person wanting help again! Much apologies! T_T

Sorry for the endless requests but I would really like to know if we need an article "the" before festivals such as " Mid Autumn Festival or Dragon Boat Festival or any kinds of festivals"?


In a sentence like this:
Here are some of the most popular legendary stories of < the????> Mid Autumn Festival.

Do we need "the" in the above sentence? Thanks
Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links
  #2  
Old 02-Nov-2003, 16:12
Casiopea's Avatar
VIP Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Country: Canada
Posts: 12,989
Current Location: China
First Language: English
Member Type: Other
Casiopea will become famous soon enough
Default Re: A terrible person wanting help again! Much apologies! T_

Here are some of the most popular legendary stories about the Mid-Autumn Festival.

It's a specific Festival, so use 'the'. :D

By the way, it would be more than helpful if you could subject your posts with words like 'the' or 'Do I need to use 'the' or 'Does Festival need 'the'', and so on. Also, do you have a name or a cute word you'd like to go by besides Helped Wanted? It should be help wanted, no -ed. :D

All the best,
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 02-Nov-2003, 16:42
Helped Wanted
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Thanks for your advice. The name " Helped Wanted" was typed in a rush when I did the registration. I've spotted it right after the registration was approved. I've tried to amend it but found that I was not able to do so! How tragic! T_T Is there any way I could amend it? Thanks ^o^
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 02-Nov-2003, 21:15
Editor, UsingEnglish.com
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Country: UK
Posts: 27,067
Current Location: Phnom Penh
First Language: English
Member Type: English Teacher
Tdol has disabled reputation
Default

I'd leave it and think of it as having character.
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Tags
terrible, person, wanting, help, again, apologies, t_t

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Much apologies for wanting help again, teachers!Please help! Helped Wanted Ask a Teacher 3 03-Dec-2003 18:00
A terrible person wanting help again!Sorry, please help! > Helped Wanted Ask a Teacher 1 03-Nov-2003 05:15
Proper terms of expressions/phrases Piak General Language Discussions 3 21-Feb-2003 18:26


All times are GMT. The time now is 13:23.


vBulletin, Copyright ©2000 - 2009, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.3.0
Copyright © 2002 - 2009 UsingEnglish.com