Hi,
I think the word 'education' is a variable noun, which I am sure means that if one uses refer to abstract things, he is using it as an uncountable noun; whereas, if one uses to refer to individual instances of that thing, he is using it as a countable noun. Now, can you put that definition of a sort into practice and provide me with some examples?
Thank you.
I am sure context will make the choice clear but is there any difficulty you anticipate for someone who is trying to figure out whether a word is an uncountable noun turned into a countable noun or just being a countable noun part of a variable noun if a word, 'education', has a descriptive adjective in front of it and an indefinite article, 'a', before the adjective?
eg,
a sufficient/deplorable/inadequate education -- an uncountable noun turned countable or a countable part (version?) of its variable nature??