By Singular nouns, Uncountable nouns

Woodward wrote: Another is used with singular nouns. Other is used with plural nouns (and uncountable nouns). Compare: Another day. Other days. Other can be used with singular countable, plural countable or uncountable nouns. 1. The other window is open. <---- countable 2....

Casual/Old I hate these knid of mistake! Formal I hate these knids of mistakes! Formal I hate this knid of mistake! 1. Some grammar books say only these kind of + singular noun is correct. These kind of mistake? If it sounds strange to your ears, you are probably right. Well, it is an old...

Another is used with singular nouns. Other is used with plural nouns (and uncountable nouns). Compare: Another day. Other days.

"Some" is generally used for affirmative statements. 1. I'm going to buy some stuff at Costco. 2. There's some dirt on the carpet. 3. We had some people over for dinner last night. 4. There are some guests complaining about the service. "Any" is generally used in negative statements. 1. I'm...

MrM, I'm sorry but I'm still confused when such modifies a noun, cause I've checked several dictionaries on the net and all have little differences that bother me. So I'll try to make a simple summary of this. * You put an A before a singular noun, and you don't put an A before an uncountable...

I agree. Paco. The two structures are not so closely related, and another way of organizing is might be: (1) So + adjective + a/an + countable noun 'He is so big a fool that I cannot abide him.' (2) Such + a/an + (adjective) + countable singular noun 'He is such a (big) fool that I cannot...