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1. The a goes only with technique , not with information . The order may be changed to presents information and a fresh, new technique . This shows more clearly that the a goes only with technique . 2. less of is typically followed by a definite article and a countable noun. We should...

Believer wrote: 1. When you have a partial sentence like the one below, how would you reconcile the situation where there are a mix of countable and uncountable nouns following a single article? presents a fresh new technique and/or information for our beloved audience. Nothing needs to be...

1. When you have a partial sentence like the one below, how would you reconcile the situation where there are a mix of countable and uncountable nouns following a single article? presents a fresh new technique and/or information for our beloved audience. 2. Sometimes, when I am seeing...

Thank you. Then how would you make of the fact that a countable noun must have an article in front? Please arrange the questions in piles of (a???) similar difficulty level.

Thank you. I am not too familiar with nouns being categorized with the terms "specific" and "non-specific" but I think I know what you mean generally. If you can expand your explanation, I will appreciate it. My dictionary seems to list the words "place" and "manner" as countable nouns and to...

Siggy wrote: Believer wrote: In grammar, an adverb is a word such as 'slowly' or 'very' which adds information about time, place , or manner. My questions is why aren't there any articles for the words "place" and "manner"? I think the general answer is that in this sentence, the words...

Believer wrote: In grammar, an adverb is a word such as 'slowly' or 'very' which adds information about time, place , or manner. My questions is why aren't there any articles for the words "place" and "manner"? I think the general answer is that in this sentence, the words time , place ,...

Hi, I got these definitions and one example sentence from my young friend's Collins/Cobuild Compact English Learner's Dictionary and want to know the following. 1. Why the phrase "the type of surroundings" and not "the types of surroundings"? The setting for something is the particular...

Hi, I got these definitions and one example sentence from my young friend's Collins/Cobuild Compact English Learner's Dictionary and want to know the following. 1. Why the phrase "the type of surroundings" and not "the types of surroundings"? The setting for something is the particular...

guideline in regard to the use of an indefinite article before a n countable noun righteousness is not countable! a here is not any different from a with other uncountable nouns. In other words, the same guidelines apply. Whether the noun is concrete or abstract does not necessarily...