In Nouns^x, Uncountable nouns^x

Yes, yes, yes. I know that. Maybe I used the wrong words to express what I was trying to say. Maybe I should have said it as follows:Only an uncountable noun can be used without an article (if it's singular).The formulation in sea uses no article.Therefore it treats sea as...

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Whoops! That's true. Or is it? I wonder what I was thinking. To my ear, in sea (without any article) makes sea uncountable, and my brain doesn't accept sea as uncountable, so I feel an article must be added. (Given that adding the doesn't change an uncountable to countable, I...

The can be used with uncountable nouns, in fact it can be used with all nouns, so countability is not a factor here. In the sea is simply an idiomatic collocation. Sea is one of the many words that are often used with the. However, if the reference is to the life of sailors, no article is...

A1 is possible. A2 is better in my opinion.B1 is best among the B's. B2 is OK. B3 is not possible. crop cannot be used as an uncountable noun as is done in B3. CJ

No, I mean food. Food is usually uncountable too. Your analysis was just fine until you got to the part about the uncountable noun. As I said, "apple" doesn't work nearly as well as an uncountable noun as other food items, like steak, rice or watermelon. Jack: I think you really...

Hi Barbara,I believe you meant to say foods. Right?I was wrong then. Now it's obvious to me that washroom was used as a countable noun.Can you do me two favors, please? First, please check the below Analysis for any mistakes. Second, please check my second post on the following...

Apple can either be countable or uncountable noun.Analysis:Jack: What did you eat?Jane: I ate an apple.Jane used apple as a countable noun. Jane would not say the apple because there was no need to restrict appleJack: Where did you get it from?Jane: I ate the apple that was on the table.Jane...

Madhulk, I think you are right. Washroom is an uncountable noun, therefore indefinite articles a or an cannot modify it. Of course, Jack would not go to his neighbour's home to use his washroom. So, the definite article the would be used to refer to Jack's own washroom.

Hi, 1) "It's the best movie yet"- Does this sentence mean this is the best movie ever? The best up to the present time. 2) What are the differences between exculpate and acquit and exonerate? The first that comes to mind is that #1 is pretty rare, #2 is extremely common, and #3 is...