Hi, Can we employ that type of phrasal construction for both uncountable and countable nouns? I am guessing that not all countable and uncountable nouns can be the parties to this type of transformation. I think the word "kindness" is

Ant_222, Perhaps this was the reason your post was not receiving response as expeditiously as you had wished. Your story has a variety of flaws that required time to explain each one indivually. Besides the correct grammar and tone, word choice

Hi guys, These all seem like valid points. There are certainly some specialized uses of the plural form. eg the works of a clock or the phrase something is in the works . We can speak of ten works of art . In the construction trade, you can

Hello Anon I'm a mere English learner from Japan and my role here is rather an asker than an answerer. But if you don't mind, I'd like you to read my ideas about your question. I take "school" in "go to school" or "church" in "go to church" as

Nouns like "pants", "gloves", "glasses" are almost always used in plural forms, because the things expressed by them are useful only when they are paired. I feel this kind of noun is bit different from usual countable nouns in the choice between

You are right, Paco. The word 'problem' is definitely a countable noun. That's why when I first encountered the expression 'have x problem -ing,' perhaps decades ago, I thought it's a rather unusual construction. This peculiarity compelled me to

I am a native English speaker and have recently started working at an engineering firm in Eastern Europe as an environmental scientist. One of my roles within the company is to teach English to staff and I recently noticed that many of the

As you may not understand, it's quite hard for ... don't differentiate between common noun and mass noun explicitly. The example shows that sometimes English doesn't either. It's implicit. Like your language system. English

Hello MrMicawber. Thank you for the reply. That contains really useful new information. The construction of 'N too Adj to do' is what I have long wondered why people use. But now I got it. However, regarding to the original question about the