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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 Of course since the expression has its long history...

In grammar an array or the array are singular The arrays is plural Array is a countable noun That is why they use the article an or pronoun one before array and the article the before arrays Certainly group and herd also mean many but grammatically speaking these words are singular Definitions...

quote the Goods and Services Tax GST and Electronic Road Pricing ERP increases quote This is a plural countable noun There have been one or more increases in both the GST and the ERP so the minimum possible is two increases quote the Goods and Services Tax GST increases increase quote Again this...

Mr Miclawer I wasn t going to expand this pluralization discussion on creams and wines But it really bothered the heck out of me for two reasons 1 I really wanted to find out if I was really blowing hot air on this subject because of my misunderstanding of this topic and 2 if there is another...

Thanks Optilang GG and Yoong Liat I have no further question about the original question I agree with GG s answer arranged marriageS gay marriage Yong Liat this is a side question I wonder why my question confused you and made you ask quote user Yoong Liat quote user New2grammar It is possible to...

Grammar Geek wrote 9 letters ends in Ea plural countable noun lt Singular mineralnot a placenot found in home school or officebigger than an average carmade in a factoryrelates to transportatin but it does not move through the air or the waternot commonly found on a farm but can be in special...

Yankee Is it bigger than a car Bigger than the normal size of carz Grammar Geek Is it made by a person factory or does it occur on its own in nature It is made by a factory Mr Micawber is it a plural countable noun Yes

Hi Hoa I agree with you Some non countable nouns do take on plural form in qualified contexts A dictionary or a grammar book is a reference to me and I use it only to compare with what I know and for confirmation purpose Judging from the way your articulated I would say you already have...

Thank you Eimai_Anglos Are you saying a genitive cannot be made a countable noun or used as a countable noun I think a guru has delivered expert advice on that aspect of grammar and I think it has been said a construction like a shaking of a ground means an instance of shaking of a ground Please...

Hi I think it has been noted in this forum that a genitive I think it means a noun that has or is from a verbal root can be made it to be a countable noun possibly like this a barking of a dog need not be heeded Here a barking can be said to be an instance of barking 1 Why has the person who...