However, what you have made a mistake with in my humble opinion is that the indefinite article isn't used with uncountable nouns. The defintite article (the) can be used with all nouns. Yes, yes, yes. I know that. Maybe I used the wrong words

Hi there, I am from an asian country (korea) and Korean doesn't distinguish countable or uncountable nouns so I have some problem with this concept even though I have been living in english speaking country for 10 years. Now the word

Hi, Yes, Think of it this way. There should be a definite or indefinite article (a/the) before a singular noun that refers to something you can count. Clive

Ant_222 wrote: To me, in all these examples singular nouns denote a substance rather than a thing. That's why indefinite articles are omitted. P.S.: Anyway, I'd use "an old dog" for #1... because... it doesn't make much sense to speak of the

To me, in all these examples singular nouns denote a substance rather than a thing. That's why indefinite articles are omitted. P.S.: Anyway, I'd use "an old dog" for #1... because... it doesn't make much sense to speak of the substance

Hi Magda, It means that a certain Mrs Smith called: Main Entry: 2 a Function: indefinite article 3 a -- used as a function word before a singular noun followed by a restrictive modifier < a man who was here yesterday> b : ANY < a

A and an signal that the noun modified is indefinite, referring to any member of a group. These indefinite articles are used with singular nouns when the noun is general; the corresponding indefinite quantity word some is used for plural general

Your second sentence contains the singular noun, table , which requires the indefinite article, a , to complete your concept of non-specification. Otherwise, yes: your assumptions are correct.

Xess gave some good examples, and I'll add what I can. "The Rolling Stones" is the full name of the band in question. If the word 'the' were not part of the band's name, then it would not be capitalized, and you would see it would see it written

Kind(s) of is regularly used before singular and uncountable nouns: one kind of car/person/bread, many kinds of car/person/bread. Kinds of is also used before plural nouns in more informal English: these kinds of cars/people, though you can more