" It was the best of times " means out of all the good times, you single out the best. That's why " times " is a countable noun here.

Here's a very simple sentence, but the word "times" puzzled me. "It was the best of times; it was the worst of times." Why does it have to be "times" here?? In this case, why is it used as a countable noun?

Is pavement a countable or incountable noun? Thank you

Hi Antonio, Both can be used to talk about members of a group. Every + Singular Every child in the building received a present. Every question has an answer. Every sometimes means 'without exception' All + Plural All Children need to

I would like to ask a question about uncountable noun. If I write a sentence which begins from "two litters of water ...." , should the verb for this sentence be a single form or plural form ?

All uncountable nouns! A/an cannot preceed the words.

Hi Though the word Population is often used as an uncountable noun as Beth says, it can also be considered as a countable group/collective noun (we see 'population' as a whole unit, not as many individuals). When it is considered as a group noun,