The usage of an article This is a question from an English leaning app. The answer is B, but I think A is the correct answer. Could you give me the right answer and some explanation? Thanks. Though he is a hero, he lacks motivation. = ___ as he is, he lacks motivation. A. A hero B. Hero

A poll which I don't understand This poll is from Seriously...I'm Kidding “How far will you take the season’s hot shade of green?” Thirty-nine percent of people said “All the way,” 37 percent said “Halfway,” and 24 percent said “Just a hint.” I don't understand the meaning of the question and the answers.

Sentences from Seriously...I'm Kidding "...I also found out that I am tenth cousins once removed from Academy Award–winning actress Halle Berry. That’s a pretty obvious one. Look at us. We’re like twins... I am also a distant cousin of Richard Gere, so now there are two reasons we can’t date. I am eighth cousins nine times removed from George Washington, which explains why I cannot tell a lie and I love to wear powdered wigs. And, most important of all, I’m royalty. I am fifteenth cousins with the future queen of England, Kate Middleton, which makes it a lot less weird that I have everyone who works for me call me Your Royal Highness...." What does "tenth cousins once removed", "eighth cousins nine times removed", and "fifteenth cousins" mean? I know there is a relationship between Ellen and those people, but I don't understand how close they are. It seems like there is a pattern, but why doesn't she use "removed" for the relationship with Kate Middleton? Thanks

Sentences from Seriously...I'm Kidding These are some sentences from Seriously...I'm Kidding which I don't understand properly. "...But it’s failure that gives you the proper perspective on success. When I came out of the closet on my sitcom I knew it was a risk, but I took the risk and look what happened. It got canceled. Not the point. The point is, I got back on my horse—when I found out my sitcom got canceled, I happened to be riding one of those toy horses outside the supermarket—and I pushed forward. I said, “You’ll show them, Ellen!” And I did another sitcom. Guess what happened? That got canceled, too. Not the point, either. The real point is that I kept going and now I appreciate my success more than I could have ever imagined..." 1. What does "on my sitcom" mean in the sentence "When I came out of the closet on my sitcom"? As far as I know, sitcom is kind of a TV program. How to come out of the closet if you're one of the characters? 2. What does "I got back on my horse" mean? Thanks

Sentences from Seriously...I'm Kidding In this paragraph, Ellen tries to describe her experiences of colonoscopy and mammogram. The sentences which I don't understand are as follows. "...The difference between a colonoscopy and a mammogram—well, there are a few differences obviously. One takes place above the equator and one takes place below it..." Why does she mention the equator here? Thanks

Sentences from the book Seriously...I'm Kidding. These are the sentences from the book Seriously...I'm Kidding. "... Like, if you want to know what I’m doing right now, I’m driving to work with my top down. The roof of my convertible is up ..." 1. What does "with my top down" and "The roof of my convertible is up" mean? 2. What does "The roof of my convertible is up" mean? Thanks

A grammar question This is a question from a test. Mary: "I am going to go London in 10 days." Jill: "Mary said (that) she was going to go to London ___." A. in 10 days B. 10 days later C. on Wednesday The answer is B, but I wonder why I couldn't select C. If I know the plane will take off on Wednesday. Why I can't say it?

A sentence in a news sorty The article titled Sold Into Sex Slavery: The Plight Of African Women Migrating To Europe "Marquez says enslaved prostitutes are often forced give all their wages to human traffickers, to reimburse them for travel costs from Africa to Europe." My queston is the writer fortget to write "to" in the sentence? Woukd it be bettet if he writes "... are ofren forced TO give ..."?