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Hi, I think I asked this a long time ago and Nona answered something like this. a majority of discussion -- (to indicate) specific the majority of discussion -- (to indicate) conceptual Can you tell me about these more? Off-hand, I just see these as indefinite and definite (a chair/the chair, a...

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 other The correct answer is b , so there is a mistake in the...

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...

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...

Hi again, 1. For No. 1, can you put a comma to make the phrase non-restrictive and use it that way, without deleting it? You could, but it's rather awkward and unnatural. It will be good for them, the Christian students. 2. For No. 2, what if the list contains a mixture of countable...

Hi, allow me for two questions. 1. For No. 1, can you put a comma to make the phrase non-restrictive and use it that way, without deleting it? It will be good for them, the Christian students. 2. For No. 2, what if the list contains a mixture of countable and uncountable nouns like...

Hello Anon I'm a mere English learner from Japan and my role here is rather an asker than an answerer. But if you don't mind, I'd like you to read my ideas about your question. I take "school" in "go to school" or "church" in "go to church" as an uncountable noun. As you suggested, "school"...

You are right, Paco. The word 'problem' is definitely a countable noun. That's why when I first encountered the expression 'have x problem -ing,' perhaps decades ago, I thought it's a rather unusual construction. This peculiarity compelled me to memorize the expression by rote then. Along the...

Hello Mr. Micawber, Thank you for the tip about uncountable and plural countables nouns after of. So the expression 'the activity of users' is correct, and 'the activity of the users' is not because the article has to be placed before singular countable nouns. What do you think about the...

Hello, English exhilaration This is how I'de rewrite your sentences, but I don't see anything wrong with most of the verbs in square brackets. The "mistakes" seem to be somewhere else in the sentences. 1. Ranjit may help himself to the beer in the fridge. "To" instead of "with". "To help...