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In a literal sense, I CAN NOT think of a case where "all" does NOT mean "everything". But grammatically, when the word "all" refers to countable nouns, it should be followed by a plural form of verb. Right? I am just puzzled by the choice of "all IS well"....

Hi, 1)Are the all the nouns listed in this message really uncountable nouns? accommodation advice baggage bread equipment furniture garbage information knowledge luggage money news pasta progress research travel water work Obviously, uncountable nouns (especially different types of...

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 'datum'....

Diamondrg wrote: Taken from a nationwide exam in Turkey. Do you think there is anything wrong with this sentence? I do. A comma is needed after the word "aim" and I have doubts about the use of "one of which" to refer to a singular countable noun "aim". What do you think? Can the...

Nouns like "pants", "gloves", "glasses" are almost always used in plural forms, because the things expressed by them are useful only when they are paired. I feel this kind of noun is bit different from usual countable nouns in the choice between the two expressions "this kind of" and "these kind...

Hi I've two questions relating to 'both'. Which one is in a higher register? (1) They both are fine. (2) Both of them are fine. paco

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...

Expressions such as: - a number of - a large/small number of - the number of - large/small numbers of are followed by a noun in the plural ("a number of" can refer only to countable nouns). "Large numbers of/A large number of teachers attended the seminar." "This killing brings the...