I've finally made up my mind to write down some sentences after each lesson.
●There is a proper way of carrying chopsticks like pens. Most of children are taught how to carry chopsticks at home. If you don't carry chopsticks in a proper way, you might be regarded as an uneducated person.
●There are two types of fireworks(hanabi in Japanese). One is really big. In most cases, some specilaists do it. We often see it at festivals. Many people can enjoy it. The other is really small. We can do this one by ourselves in the park or in the garden. We can also buy it at convenience stores or supermarkets in summer. So, it's easy to enjoy this kind of fireworks.
●In Japan, there is a sports that is really similar to fencing.(Is it proper to use "a" in front of sports?)
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I've finally made up my mind to write down some sentences after each lesson.
●There is a proper way of carrying (holding/using) chopsticks, just like pens. Most of children are taught how to carry (hold/use) chopsticks at home. If you don't carry (hold/use) chopsticks in a (the) proper way, you might be regarded as an uneducated person.●There are two types of fireworks(hanabi in Japanese). One is really big. In most cases, some specilaists (specialists) do it. We often see it at festivals. Many people can enjoy it. The other is really small. We can do (use) this one by ourselves in the park or in the garden. We can also buy it at convenience stores or supermarkets in summer. So, it's easy to enjoy this kind of fireworks.
●In Japan, there is a sports that is really similar to fencing.(Is it proper to use "a" in front of sports?)
Great effort Ayaka!
(Is it proper to use "a" in front of sports?) No but if you take the s off of sports then it is fine :-D.
Singular: There is a sport that is really similar to fencing. ( = One sport that is similar to fencing)
Plural: There are sports that are really similar to fencing. (= More than one sport similar to fencing)
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I've finally made up my mind to write down some sentences after each lesson.
●There is a proper way of carrying holding chopsticks, just like pens. Most of children are taught how to carry hold chopsticks at home. If you don't carry hold chopsticks in a the proper way, you might be regarded as an uneducated person.●There are two types of fireworks(hanabi in Japanese). One is really big. In most cases, some specilaists specialists do it. We often see it at festivals. Many people can enjoy it. The other is really small. We can do this one by ourselves in the park or in the garden. We can also buy it at convenience stores or supermarkets in summer. So, it's easy to enjoy this kind of fireworks.
●In Japan, there is a sports that is really similar to fencing.(Is it proper to use "a" in front of sports?)
Great job Ayaka, it's a great idea to write sentences down. To answer your question, you can say "A type of sport" or "a sport", but because the word "sports" is a plural, you can't use "a" in front of it. If you're talking about sports in general, we usually don't use an article at all. "I like sports" means that you like most sports, or sports in general. However if you're talking about a specific *one* sport, then you can say "there is a sport", singular.
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