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Hello, this is my first post here, I like to know these wordskilometercentimeterAre those words noun if they are standing alone ? if it's, what kind of noun it's, proper noun or abstract noun or etc ?After that, I want to indentify the part of speech of the following setence by using the...

Believer wrote:Can a gerund function as a countable noun? If so, can you show me how it is done in simple terms?Hi BelieverOf course a gerund can form a plural: his comings and goings.As you see, the plural is formed by adding an s to the word. Some grammarians distinguish between a gerund and a...

Thank you, Eimai_Anglos. Are you saying a genitive cannot be made a countable noun or used as a countable noun? I think a guru has delivered expert advice on that aspect of grammar and I think it has been said a construction like "a shaking of a ground" means "an instance of shaking of a...

Hi, 1. I have difficulty understanding why there should be an English article in front of a measurement terms like 'milligram' or others. Can it function as a noun? a staggering 160 milligram Yes, it's a noun, so say 'milligrams'. 2. Can an adjective function as a noun? Yes, it can. eg to call...

Hi, However, what I wonder is if we want to build a good grammar English sentence, we can not use a countable noun without article?For a singular countable noun, you need an article. eg a/the chair. But not always for a plural countable noun. eg The chairs that I bought were cheap. Chairs are...

Tanit wrote: Hi, good question! I was wandering whether a slightly different point of view exists as for the subject of the sentence: He is one that knows the solution to the problem. or He is one of the few that know the solution to the problem. After some...

Zj.frank wrote:Dear all: He is one of the few that knows the solution to the problem. or He is one of the few that know the solution to the problem. Do the two "that"s denote different things? Shall we say that the first "that" denotes "he" while the second "that" denotes "the few"? If...

Hi, Can you tell me why do I see a lot of cases where the indefinite article 'a' is used instead of the definite article 'the' when the presumption is that there is only one correct or wrong anything at a moment ? You should try to find a correct course of action for the situation you are in...

No real difference. The definite article is often optional with plural nouns in this sort of situation where the qualifying phrase follows.

1. Hi, guys, I have a bunch of crumpled strips of paper in the can and each crumpled strip of paper symbolizes an animal: pig, dog, etc... -- It sounds stilted without the article. With your 'Hi guys', you have made the sentence quite casual, so ' a pig, a dog' would be more natural. 2....