In Nouns^x, British English^x, Constructions^x

Recall that * means ungrammatical. _____ one is always countable. *coarse sand and fine one; *white sugar and brown one; *fresh milk and spoiled one; *British English and American one; *good knowledge and bad one But (countable): a happy child and a sad one; happy children...

Nona The Brit wrote: In British English nouns such as 'team' can be treated as either plural or singular. Nona, I think this is more a question of your ear being accustomed to this type of construction rather than it being good grammar. To me, also a British native, it is unacceptable. Nona The...

It's fine in British English too. The food where I live is good. The service where I shop is rubbish. The children where I work are awful. The noise where I sleep is unbelievable. Of course, these do all have nouns before the 'where' - just not one relating to the place. It's not necessary in...

They are insisting he go/goes to Athens. It is advisable that he spend (not spends) the summer holidays with you. As a footnote: in British English, the present subjunctive is much less common than the indicative in such structures; though curiously, in the last 10 to 20 years, it has become...

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"...

1. "Worse" is the comparative of "bad" while "worst" is the superlative. bad-worse-the worst His new movie is worse than his last. Your cooking is getting worse! (compared to before) Among his movies, the newest one is the worst. This is the worst of all! 2. I'm reproducing...

I'll address those as quickly as possible! Yes, I'm Welsh. I completed my first degree in England but now I'm back in Wales for my Doctorate. (Sounds very grand, but as you know it's only like crossing State Lines in the US). The only place I've ever been to I'd even consider leaving Wales for...

Thanks, Miriam. I think that "accessory" is properly an adjective, and can be used as such: as, "the essential and the accessory words (in a sentence)". In "car accessories", and other similar phrases, the adjective has become a noun, as we can easily see because of the "-s" of the plural (as...