By Uncountable nouns, Numbers

I see. A large amount of and a great deal of are used to identify how much an uncountable noun is. "a total of" A total of twenty one soil samples was/were sent to laboratory. was/were?

"A lot " means "a large amount". We use this quantifier with both the plural and the uncountable nouns. It’s the subject "money" with which the verb must agree in number and person in your sentence. As "money" is an uncountable noun, the verb must take the singular form "is". Other examples: "A...

Yoong Liat wrote:Hi Incho Although objected to, the use of amount instead of number with countable nouns occurs in both speech and writing, especially when the noun can be considered as a unit or group (the amount of people present)" Since it is objected to, it is advisable not to use 'amount'...

Hi Incho Although objected to, the use of amount instead of number with countable nouns occurs in both speech and writing, especially when the noun can be considered as a unit or group (the amount of people present)" Since it is objected to, it is advisable not to use 'amount' instead of...

Believer wrote:Hi, Can the word "all" be used for the most of uncountable nouns or all uncountable nouns? Thank you.The scope of your question is far too wide because the number of uncountable nouns is so large. However, in general there is no grammatical rule that prevents you from using all...

Ok this discussion took place a number of years ago but someone needs to point out that the noun "fish" is an uncountable noun. It is a category not a specific kind of fish so therefore the plural of "fish" should remain "fish".

C: countable nouns that are used with a or an or a number and have a plural: car, soldier U: uncountable nouns that cannot be used with a or an or a number and have no plural: happiness, pasta (On the inside front cover of Macmillan Essential Dictionary for Learners of American English) I...

Starstuff wrote:"Instead, they have watched the system become deformed over the years by fear of litigation, by insurance costs, by rising competition, by billowing bureaucracy and even by improvements in technology that introduce new risks even as they reduce old ones."Why isn't it "by the fear...

Milky wrote: MyShirley wrote: Can I have two waters, please? Can I have two coffees please? I have two luggages with me now. Are they correct? If not, how do you rewrite them? "Two waters" and "two coffees" is fine, but not "two luggages". Do you mean that two luggages are...

Hi guys, First, the fact has been given that the "weather" is an uncountable noun and my question is "How the sentences below can have the "the" in front of the "weather?" Is that because the context or the flow of the sentence makes the placement of the "the" necessary? How is the weather?...