In Articles^x, Noun phrases^x

For instance, "I don't have time to do this." Here, the noun "time" is uncountable. "I had a great time." In this case, is the noun in the noun phrase "a great time" countable? IS there any systematic way to explain the concept behind this? According to several grammar books I looked into,...

My point was that "looked after" is a prepositional verb, not a phrasal verb as was suggested in the thread. I've been trying to understand the difference. It seems that many people are not aware that there is one. My error, I misunderstood. I know prepositional verbs as inseperable phrasal...

Yet, how can you say that "There are a lot of people" is correct? The noun phrase (a lot - singular) and the verb (are - plural) are at odds with each other. One does not use a singular article ("a") if it is meant to be plural, correct? The fact that "people" is plural is entirely immaterial as...

I read CJ's explanation of the structure "verb-ing +of", which is very informative. I have one question about the corresponding noun phrases. The phrases "understanding of the principles" and " defense of the client" do not have the article "the" at the front, while all the other do. Why? Thank you.

Hello Guest! As an answer to this question I would like to quote an article of the American Heritage Book of English Grammar agreement by proximity. Certain grammatical constructions provide further complications. Sometimes the noun that is adjacent to the verb can exert more influence than...

Hello Casi Hurmmm... that's interesting! I've waited (for) 15 minutes for the bus. Yes the second 'for' makes the use of the first 'for' awkward, as you pointed out. I think we may paraphrase it as I've awaited the bus (for) 15 minutes, but probably the use of 'await' sounds weird (too formal)....

Hello, Nobody replied to my previous post, but I hope someone will for this one 1) The representative told the press a lie out of fear of retribution. Parts of speech: The = definite article Representative = noun Told = ditransitive verb Press = noun A = indefinite article Lie = noun Out...

'One of the most ancient arts' is in apposition to 'weaving' (which does not need an article if we are speaking of the activity in general-- like 'no smoking', 'I like skydiving', etc). 'My father, the skydiver, is afraid of heights' -- 'the skydiver' is similarly in apposition to 'my...

Adverbial Phrase 'with a torch in his hand': He came running with a torch in his hand. Step 1 Reduction (reason redundancy: 'He' ~ 'his') He came running with a torch in hand. Step 2 Reduction (reason redundancy: 'with' implies adverbial function as does the structure) He came running, a...

I need to hand in this exercise but I'm not sure about the analysis nor the grammar. If you could have a look at eat I would be really grateful! thank you all! Explain the use of Generic Noun Phrases (or Noun Groups) in English by analyzing the examples. There are several linguistic resources...