c/p, are you conversant with the concept of countable nouns vs. uncountable nouns? We have this discussion often on the forums. I tried to suggest in my last post that this might be what you were reaching for in your singular vs. plural question.

This structure (the + singular countable noun) can be used to generalize but is mainly used with animals, plants, things and even certain groups of people. 1. The computer has changed the way we do business. 2. The mountain lion is a

Hi, here's my explanation which is not necessarily correct 'Business class' as used here is an uncountable noun phrase (the noun class is normally countable) and is also used in the most general sense (shuns bussines class =

Public could be an uncountable noun. Right? It's funny that you asked. I neven even think about its countability. But I have always treated "public" as a singular entity. Has anyone heard of "publics" before?

Public could be an uncountable noun. Right?

-They're almost same in the meaning. --In the meaning of Additional ,another is used with singular countable nouns. Could I have another piece of bread? With uncountable nouns more is common. --They both can also mean (an) alternative. I

I'm not sure I can explain the situation to your (or my) satisfaction. I guess whether an author uses a normally uncountable noun as though it is countable is a matter of the tone or feeling he wants to convey to the reader. Saying "a

Hi. Thank you. Let me correct something what I said by saying that I didn't write a post on this topic (content) a few days ago but I am sure that I wrote it yesterday in your General Vocabulary & Idiom Questions section. Anyway,

Hi. When do we use the indefinite article "an" before the word "extraordinary"? In a religious context, what could be the deciding factor for using the phrase "possess extraordinary power" versus using the phrase

Few is used with countable nouns and less with uncountable nouns. The noun following the first blank is women, which is a countable noun; so, fewer is the correct word to use there. Since we have used the comparative form of few, i.e., fewer,