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Hi Believer There is nothing exceptional in having two prepositions: He came from behind a tree. He came from under the table. If that weren't possible, how could the English say 'he came from behind a tree'? Some people use articles in some cases, some don't. I would also put the before western...

Hi, Please tell me if these are correct. If he takes a wife from among the women here, he would have a chance he will get a good wife who will stand by him in both good times and bad times. -- Is 'among the women here' acting as a noun? I think not. I get confused when one preposition...

WANG CHUN wrote: Hello I am not sure if this sentence is right or not in terms of its grammar, word choice, and semantics. If you find something wrong, please help me edit them. Thank you very much. What sub-role can teachers play in teacher-student interaction in order to...

Hi Hoa, I agree with you. Some non-countable nouns do take on plural form in qualified contexts. A dictionary or a grammar book is a reference to me and I use it only to compare with what I know and for confirmation purpose. Judging from the way your articulated, I would say you...

Yoong Liat wrote: Hi Hoa Thai From a webpage of Cambridge University International Education and Training Society, http://www.societies.cam.ac.uk/iets/ " ... Summarise general situations and common difficulties for students in graduate, undergraduate, A-Levels and GCSE courses, and provide...

Hi Hoa Thai From a webpage of Cambridge University International Education and Training Society, http://www.societies.cam.ac.uk/iets/ " ... Summarise general situations and common difficulties for students in graduate, undergraduate, A-Levels and GCSE courses, and provide advices and...

Hi, I think I am a little bit late but I still like to pitch in my two cents. There are obvious abstract / non-countable nouns like water, time, sugar, air and flour etc. They can become countable by means of a quantifier such as “may I have a glass of” water?, “Would you like two...

Hoa Thai wrote: First, thank you for your reply. Now if you can help me a bit further, I would appreciate very much. If advice is an uncountable abstract noun, then advices must be wrong, right? ( Yesterday, my father gave me his advice. Today, my mother gives me hers. I don't like their two...

Hoa Thai wrote: I was told that a or an should not be used to mark noncount nouns, sush as water, gold, etc.. That is simple until I encounter abstract nouns! For instance, give me an advice is incorrect since advice is an abstract noun. However, an online search shows that both give...

Hi, 1. When you want to express your surprise by saying "What a big apple that is," it is normally expected that for a countable noun, a person should use an article before it and for an uncountable noun, a person shouldn't use an article before the noun like "What peace of mine. I have peace...