In Articles^x, Prepositions^x, Uncountable Nouns^x

There re no rules but there re generalizations You may omit it if 1 A common noun is used in its wildest sense Ex Man is mortal 2 The noun is a name for a material Ex Silver is a precious metal 3 1 Before a proper noun An article may be placed before it to turn it into a common noun Ex Einstein...

Hi Cool Breeze and everyone First I would like to disclaim my ability to read Mr Steinback s mind Second beauty is in the eye of the beholder thus whatever I share below is just a pure figment of my imagination When I first read the passage the personification usage was quite clear It was so...

CalifJim wrote since laughter is an uncountable noun unlike evening Unlike evening Wow In that sentence I understand evening as uncountable evening ness Aren t all singular nouns in English uncountable when used without articles I didn t make my point clearly enough I said evening is countable I...

since laughter is an uncountable noun unlike evening Unlike evening Wow In that sentence I understand evening as uncountable evening ness Aren t all singular nouns in English uncountable when used without articles CJ

CalifJim wrote Light from several lanterns filled the room with a soft glow Laughter of children was heard on the playground Hmm Do these have to be The light and The laughter I certainly don t want to criticize Steinbeck s English at all I dealt with the of genitive in my previous post and...