In Nouns^x, Singular nouns^x

Hi B-A Below is for your information. What is ‘concord’?There must be grammatical logic or coherence in the links between parts of a sentence. This is called 'agreement' or 'concord'. EXAMPLES The boy is swimming. open late. Sometimes confusion occurs because a statement begins...

much is used with singular nouns. much butter, much water, not much information, not much hope, Much of it is ... many is used with plural nouns. many cars, many letters, not many horses, not many details, Many of them are ...There is no particular reason behind the usage. It's just a...

I read a sentence in a book that made me think for a while:"Peddy is getting married to other woman".Here other is followed by a singular noun, woman. If the author had written to another woman, would it imply that Peddy is already married and then got married to second woman? The...

"church" meaning the building is countable and takes an article ("I live opposite a church"). "church" can be uncountable, with no article, in the sense I illustrated before. "state" is normally countable. "the state" and "the...

Ok, but still one last thing is quite confusing to me.Because I found this passage on wikipedia:"Common nouns may be capitalized when used as names for the entire class of such things, e.g. what a piece of work is Man. French often capitalizes such nouns as l'État (the state) and...

According to the Gregg Reference Manual: "To form the possessive of a singular noun that ends in an s sound, be guided by the way you pronounce the word. If a new syllable is formed in the pronunciation of the possessive, add an apostrophe plus s." Ex: your boss's approval (you...

Abil,Yes, you are correct in "formal" usage. This may help clear any doubts: http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/english/2005/02/neither_or_eith.htmlLaura asks:How about using "neither" versus "either"? I transcribe for doctors, and this is one rule I just can't get...

Hi,The way people talked in the twenties, thirties, and wasn’t that much different from today. As a matter of fact you’ll see a number of the same words used today. Of course speech patterns change from town to town, state to state and country to country. But one that’s stayed the same all...

The way people talked in the twenties, thirties, and wasn’t that much different from today. As a matter of fact you’ll see a number of the same words used today. Of course speech patterns change from town to town, state to state and country to country. But one that’s stayed the same all...

Yes I am little confuse now in between articles. Mr. Wordy what if i used sheet and mattress for the 1st time. Article A won't look like repeating or odd ?Its wooden frame supports a bouncy mattress and is completely covered with a silky sheet like a sponge cake layered with cream.And some...