Hi, The following sentence is by a native English speaker. I feel that there should be an article before ‘stabilized occupancy’. I know that ‘occupancy’ is a non-countable noun, however it seems the author is trying to be specific with

The indefinnite article and numbers are not used with non-countable nouns, such as advice. So, he has a good knowledge of English is wrong? CB

I think the words "a meat" means a type or brand of meat. Correct. In everyday English, "meat" as a countable noun (with plural "meats") is much less common than "meat" as uncountable noun (mass

"Desert shrub have tiny leaves..." is wrong. It should be "Desert shrub s have..." "shrub" is, as you say, a countable noun and follows the usual rules for such nouns. The Internet is littered with typo-ridden and

In one of the Cambridge books a came across the following sentence: Brand recognition is how much people recognize a brand. Why is MUCH used here? I thought PEOPLE is a countable noun and we should use MANY. Can it be a misprint?

Hi, Are the following sentences correct: Yes, they are. 1. My favourite cereal is <name>. 2. British people eat cereals for breakfast. 3. I eat a cereal for breakfast. (meaning one type/kind of cereal). 4. There's a lot of cereal in

Are the following sentences correct: 1. My favourite cereal is <name>. 2. British people eat cereals for breakfast. 3. I eat a cereal for breakfast. (meaning one type/kind of cereal). 4. There's a lot of cereal in the bowl. How is it

I recall "in times of crisis" to be a rather common usage, especially at the beginning of a sentence, yet my English teacher says that, because crisis is a countable noun, the correct phrase should be "in times of a crisis," or

I recall "in times of crisis" to be a rather common usage, especially at the beginning of a sentence, yet my English teacher says that, because crisis is a countable noun, the correct phrase should be "in times of a crisis," or

It occurs to me that making the nouns singular forces the use of an article. For example, "...chanted slogans" is okay but it has to be "..chanted a/the slogan." Similarly, in Mr. Tom's example "...barricaded