Hello. I will be grateful for your language advice.

Do you think I used the articles correctly in the following sentence: "The author analyzes a long and complicated process of the rise and fall of the British Empire."
Thank you.

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Perfect! :-)

You could have use "the" instead of "a" before "long."
Dear Ms.Sue, thank you for your answer.
Did I understand correctly that it's my choice what to use: "a long and complicated process" and "the long and complicated process" in my sentence? (Articles are so tricky in English, that's why I often ask similar questions, and thank you for helping me.)
I know they're tricky -- and I don't know any logical reasons for them. Even the British and Americans don't always use articles in the same places.

The British say, "The patient went to hospital."
The Americans say, "The patient went to the hospital."

I think "the" is better in your sentence because there's basically only one long and complicated process.
Dear Ms.Sue, thank you.
I've read the rules in different textbooks, but when it comes to real life, it becomes quite difficult and often confusing. I think it requires intuition. And good advice. So thank you again.
You're very welcome, Ilima. You are doing great!

Do you teach English?
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