Conservative !

[namstevenukd]

Dear Teacher,

1) The chinese are more conservative than the English.

- Why do we use “ the “ and “ are “ ?

2) What time do you often leave for work ?

- Can I use “ usually go to work” instead of using “ often leave for work ?

Thanks a lot in advance.

Namstevenukd.

[Rusty]

Dear Teacher,

1) The chinese are more conservative than the English.

- Why do we use “ the “ and “ are “ ?

2) What time do you often leave for work ?

- Can I use “ usually go to work” instead of using “ often leave for work ?

Thanks a lot in advance.

Namstevenukd.

1) The Chinese are more conservative than the English.

- Why do we use “ the “ and “ are “ ?
(Use "are" because "the Chinese" means "the Chinese people," which is a plural subject. Nationality words such as, Chinese, English, French, American, Japanese, etc. are adjectives when no article is used. Example: Chinese food, English muffin, French toast, American cheese, etc. When some nationality words are preceded by "the" the meaning is "all the people." Example: The French like wine = the French people like wine.
The Chinese are industrious = the Chinese people, generally, are industrious. Other nationalities in this category are the Veitnamese, the Japanese and the Spanish. Some nationality words must be plural when "the" precedes. Example: The Americans, the Canadians, the Germans, the Australians, the Italians).

2) What time do you often leave for work ?

- Can I use “ usually go to work” instead of using “ often leave for work ?
What time do you usually go to/leave for work? is natural. This sentence makes more sense than "What time to you often go to/leavefor work?)