Debated Case Presets
Noun Phrase Builder
Frame Template
Article / Determiner
Pre-Modifier
Head Noun
Custom Phrase Tester
Active Phrase & Grammaticality Status
Ungrammatical / Unnatural
category: modifier_with_language
Have you learned English Language?
Syntactic Phrase Structure (X-Bar Breakdown)
Determiner (Spec)
Ø (Zero)
Missing required definite article
Pre-Modifier (Adj/N)
English
Specifies the language identity
Head Noun (N)
language
Singular count noun needing determiner
Noun Phrase (NP)
Definite Count
Modifier restricts count noun reference
Linguistic Rule & Native Usage Rationale
When using 'English' as a modifier to 'language', the head noun 'language' is a singular count noun requiring the definite article: 'the English language'. Alternatively, drop 'language' and ask 'Have you studied English?'
Grammatical Standard Forms
✓ Have you learned the English language?
✓ Have you studied English?