I learned when abstract nouns are combined to a subject, they take a plural verb. e.g.: Logical thinking and imagining are activities. Correct. Not just abstract nouns, any nouns. "There is old developmentalism and new

Your first sentence should be: "There is old developmentalism and new developmentalism." Thanks for your reply I learned when abstract nouns are combined to a subject, they take a plural verb. e.g.: Logical thinking and

I'm freaking out about articles. It's not just you! A lot of learners have trouble with this aspect of English! Here are a few principles you might keep in mind. (It is not a comprehensive list!) As a first approximation or default

a plural version of a noun that could be either countable or uncountable. There's no such thing as an uncountable noun in the plural. Plurality is one of the marks of countability. Once the noun is in the plural you know you are dealing with a

Mr. Miclawer, I wasn’t going to expand this pluralization discussion on “ creams” and “wines”. But it really bothered the heck out of me for two reasons. 1) I really wanted to find out if I was really blowing hot air on this subject because of my

Hi Saadi, When we use “it is” in the context such as yours, it is nearly impossible to come up with an explanation which may fit all the usages. It is cold and dark outside! – What is “it” ? one may ask. It – is an abstract pronoun which

. Well duh. One of the two must be the vowel-- I, O or U... and sometimes Y. Abstract noun.... good mood hush lift rift ploy Is it countable, and if so, is it plural?

Thanks for your reply I think both heart and mind are abstract nouns. I wonder why they can be plural nouns and countable ones. It is said that if asbtract nouns are added -s ending; changed into countable nouns, abstract nouns changes to a

Hi again, If some uncountable abstract nouns can become countable depending on context and some cannot (i.e., forever stay uncountable), then what is the trick or the rule of thumb that I can use to separate them ? I'm inclined to think there

Hello Clive, Thank you for your input. However, I now feel uneasy. If some uncountable abstract nouns can become countable depending on context and some cannot (i.e., forever stay uncountable), then what is the trick or the rule of thumb that I