By Countable nouns, Expressions

Re: Some questions

1) The committee changed its recommendations because__ the privous ones were too difficult for most people to follow a) that felt that b) it felt that --> The answer is a but I don't understand why it's not the otherThe correct answer is b, so there is a mistake in the answer key. ...

uncountable nouns list

Hi, 1)Are the all the nouns listed in this message really uncountable nouns? accommodationadvicebaggagebreadequipmentfurnituregarbageinformationknowledgeluggagemoneynewspastaprogressresearchtravelwater work Obviously, uncountable nouns (especially different types of food) have forms that...

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: These information

Loojka wrote:I'd say 'These information'. I might be mistaken, but I think 'information' is a mass noun, or whatever it is called, and it can be made singular by using the expression 'a piece of information'. To me it sounds similar to 'data', but 'data' has its singular form, which is...

What a or what?

Hi, 1. When you want to express your surprise by saying "What a big apple that is," it is normally expected that for a countable noun, a person should use an article before it and for an uncountable noun, a person shouldn't use an article before the noun like "What peace of mine. I have peace in...

Re: Can "little" modify countable nouns?

Hi TYou may hear expressions like a little alterations in informal conversation but in correct English your sentence should be:It didn't fit me at first, so I had a few alterations made.If the alterations were so insignificant as to hardly deserve a mention, you could say: I had some small...

Re: abstract/concrete nouns

Believer wrote:I see cases where a countable noun is used in sentencces without any English articles because, as it seems to me, it is used in terms of how it is represented conceptually, rather than how it is categorized grammartically -- that is how it appears in dictionaries. Can you help me...

Re: What am I missing?

Hi BelieverThe word 'language' is used as an uncountable noun. It does not refer to individual different laguages, but rather the general ability to communicate using any system of words (which can be spoken or written).The word 'expression' is also used as an uncountable noun. It refers...

Re: What's the difference between A and B?

hi, anon "importance" is an uncountable noun, so you can't use it with "an". The expression is 'the importance of something'. Don't use "importance" without "the" except for fixed expressions such as "be of vital/paramount importance, attach importance to, of primary importance, a sense of...

Re: Expressions like "So beautiful a house" or "So stupid a person"

The expression includes the word a (an), so it's only possible with countable nouns. In the case of the poison, you need the a. This shows that you are using the countable version of poison (a kind of poison), not the uncountable version, poisonous substance. so dry a wine (such a dry...