By Countable nouns, Abstract nouns

Re: Heart and Hearts

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...

Re: Heart and Hearts

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 common noun and their meaning is changed.. I wonder if...

Re: Can Willingness noun be a countable noun? Why?

Jgipuzkoa wrote: Hello. Can Willingness noun be a countable noun? Why? Jesús María. In general, 'ness' is a suffix that makes an adjective an abstract noun. These, then, cannot be countable. You will hear, however, "we thank you all for the many kindnesses you have shown during our time of...

Re: having something uncountable

Should I just accept the fact some uncountable nouns, especially those that have abstract meanings, do not go well or don't not fit with a verb showing possession such as 'have'?Yes, you probably should accept that. It's probably a lot easier to memorize idioms with have plus a noun than to...

Re: Articles (a, an)

Hoa Thai wrote:First, thank you for your reply. Now if you can help me a bit further, I would appreciate very much.If advice is an uncountable abstract noun, then advices must be wrong, right? (Yesterday, my father gave me his advice. Today, my mother gives me hers. I don't like their two advice...

Re: Articles (a, an)

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...

Re: Beauty and the beast... why "the" before "beast" only?

Beauty is ambiguous. It's both a proper noun, and thus the name of a person, and an abstract noun referring to the property of being beautiful. The most usual meaning of the beauty is the beautiful woman. the beast is that particular beast that the story is about, not just any beast, i.e.,...

Re: Uncountable noun becoming countable?

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

Re: evidences

MrPedantic wrote: Yes, both are fine; you might want to make it absolutely clear that a person had not simply edited a book, for instance. MrPedantic, what is the difference between someone editing a book and writing a book? To return to the earlier question, "evidences" might be used...

Re: Provide me with list of uncountable nouns and abstract nouns

Google the phrases (abstract nouns, uncountable nouns or non-count nouns) to find examples.Or once you have found a noun listed as either these kinds, just do a Google search using the noun itself.