By Uncountable nouns, Gerunds

Thank you, all. You said, "Gerunds can be treated as countable and non-countable, the same as other nouns." OK, can you apply similar or the same reasoning for a quoted content (or not quoted but in parentheses -- for special treatment, I guess, if that is possible) like this: Is there a...

1. Here is a sentence from the key "But I hope you know what you're doing" I'm wondering... Can we say "I'm hoping" or rather not? and is it totally incorrect or in other contexts it would be ok? Grammatically it's okay, but "I hope" sounds more natural to me at the moment. 2. Just tell me if I'm...

Hi folks! I know that I have A LOT OF questions... but I hope someone can at least take a look at them... let's start. I've got some dobuts about the following : (all examples come from Michael Vince's 'Advanced Language Practice') 1. Here is a sentence from the key "But I hope you know...

Hello Ruslana"Use" has two usages. The first one is as an uncountable noun and in this usage "use of X" means "activity of using X". (EX) The use of the four-letter word is taboo on TV. In the second usage of "use", "use" is a countable noun and "a use of X" in this usage means "a purpose...