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Hi again, If some uncountable abstract nouns can become countable depending on context and some cannot (i.e., forever stay uncountable), then what is the trick or the rule of thumb that I can use to separate them ? I'm inclined to think there is no such trick. That's why learning a language is...

Hello Clive,Thank you for your input. However, I now feel uneasy. If some uncountable abstract nouns can become countable depending on context and some cannot (i.e., forever stay uncountable), then what is the trick or the rule of thumb that I can use to separate them ? If Google hits certainly...

Shouldn't there be a source, from which we, ESL learners, can learn abstract nouns' nuances?ThanksHoa ThaiGoogle for 'abstract nouns' and you should be able to find whatever you want to know about abstract nouns.

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 advice...

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 the two advices at all!)Now, how...

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 me...

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 me advice and give me...

All of your examples are gerunds if we stick to modern terminology. Forget about the terminology verbal noun. It's total garbage! It has many different definitions, depending on the author and when the grammar book was written. _____________ The modern definition is given at...

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...

Which is better: (it's part of the information on the tea box)1. Tea facilitating digestion process2. Tea which facilitates digestion process3. A tea which facilitates a digestion processSHOULD I USE THE ARTICLE "a" BEFORE DIGESTION PROCESS. I KNOW THAT BEFORE ABSTRACT NOUNS WE DON'T HAVE TO PUT...