By Difference between, Singular nouns

Hello HT, Hoa Thai wrote: My old note stated: 'a number of ' is plural and 'the number of' is singular.We can apply this logic of yours to 'a number of ' too, right? 1. ?There is a number of reasons why my post may be misleading. 2. There are a number of reasons why my post may be...

Hi Osee,Perhaps, I added more confussion than I wanted to when I commented about 'Student Math-Club'.It is not the mode (singular vs. plural) that carries the meaning of belonging vs. that of responsibility. For example, a product manager (singular noun acting as an adjective) is responsible for...

But how about "teacherS unions" in the following sentence from Voice of American (http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/archive/2007-09/2007-09-26-voa2.cfm)? Attempts at merit pay for American teachers have failed in many cases because of resistance from teachers unions or budget cuts. By Hoa...

Hello,I believe that we have been talking about compound noun, in which the preceded word could be singular or plural and acts as an adjective. I also believe that it is up to people, who want to convey their message / idea, to sensibly use whatever mode they want. Let us look at the compound...

Obviously, depending on where we learned English, it has some bearing on our understanding toward some of the most common debated questions. To validate my own understanding, I did some searching and came to a conclusion, In the US, some experts agree that either singular or plural is...

P/S tell me what is the difference between a singular noun and a countable noun? I think the category of the singular noun encompasses/includes the elements of countable nouns.

Anonymous wrote: Hi, I know that you have in the past covered this area of grammar many times but let me ask you again for personal understanding. What is the difference between the two: What kind of movies do you like? What kinds of movies do you like? My two cents: (Type/kind/sort) of...

Uh, no offense but their are a whole lot of misconceptions about American English in this thread. The "fag" thing has already been pointed out, so I'll let that one be. "The main difference between British English and American English is that in the former there is perfect grammar even in the...