Treasure has no article and no plural s and is thus used as an uncountable noun. That isn't particularly uncommon. Many countable nouns admit of such usage: I'm not man enough for her! CB

Hi, As a general rule, - number of + countable (plural) nouns: The number of homeless people has increased dramatically - amount of + uncountable nouns: He inherited a large amount of money . Have a look at the following usage note, though!

Hello, Alex, when talking about two people or things, use neither . For three or more, use none. Using nobody and, additionally, no one is also possible. None of + uncountable noun - singular: None of the money has been spent on repairs. None

I know some nouns can be either countable or uncountable. when I look for something in my dictionaries, I can notice a subtle difference between nouns. Some nouns have their definitions starting with " " In OALD7, and other nouns have

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

This post is addressed to upper-level language learners and language teachers. It may not make much sense to those of you who have not studied formal grammar intensively. * * * In Greece, we only have two real problems with getting the principles

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The following nouns which mean objects with unfixed shape and materials are considered uncountable. So they cannot have the plural forms with these meanings. But could these nouns be used as countable nouns as shown in the following when they mean