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This is a very interesting discussion. Allow me to present views:-Question: I would have written, ''fraud which perpetrated throughout.. What do you say? No. But you could say 'which was perpetrated throughout . . . ' turning the original adjective phrase iuto an adjective...

To the extent that you can hold a heart in your hand, it differs from the mind and the soul (assuming that mind does not equal brain). So you wish to talk about "heart" in the abstract. The soul seems to be an intangible concept by definition. The mind means different things to...

Hi,I understand Espeland's question regarding the phrase 'of a hot day' that specifically restricts the meaning of Evening since there is only one evening in a day; thus, The must be provided such as "The Evening of a Day of Walking" in Les Miserables - by Victor Hugo. In fact, I have seen...

Hoa Thai wrote:I was told that a or an should not be used to mark noncount nouns, sush as water, gold, etc.. That is simple until I encounter abstract nouns! For instance, give me an advice is incorrect since advice is an abstract noun. However, an online search shows that both give me...

I was told that a or an should not be used to mark noncount nouns, sush as water, gold, etc.. That is simple until I encounter abstract nouns! For instance, give me an advice is incorrect since advice is an abstract noun. However, an online search shows that both give me advice and give me...

Hello Believer, Abstract nouns in the plural indicate an instance of the phenomena concerned: Whoever planted the bomb showed a total disregard for the safety of the public. I have experienced many injustices, or intensification of the phenomenon

You must be a young man, Aperisic-- you have a penchant for overreaction. You have made valuable contributions to many threads here, and I hope you will continue to do so.Best regards,MM

Dear MrP and all the other teachers, 1) So what we call "the genitive case" is the apostrophe s and the relative whose, and the "possessive case" is any expression with of to express possession? Would you please give me sentences where we CANNOT use the 's but rather the of form? 2) Would you...

Hi, According to the "Longman Student Grammar" abstract nouns (such as education, kindness) can have countable and uncountable. (e.g.) 1. What's your highest level of education? => uncountable Although she was a girl she wanted an education => countable In the countable case, can "an...