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Thank you so much for much help again. I think what you said here, "... but your expectation must prove true" is very strong a recommendation. Are you saying it is our obligation of a good writer to have his message/statement, which contains one or more variable nouns, ring true to...

Hi Barbara, I believe you meant to say foods . Right? I was wrong then. Now it's obvious to me that washroom was used as a countable noun. Can you do me two favors, please? First, please check the below Analysis for any mistakes. Second, please check my second post on the following page:...

Apple can either be countable or uncountable noun. Analysis: Jack: What did you eat? Jane: I ate an apple. Jane used apple as a countable noun. Jane would not say the apple because there was no need to restrict apple Jack: Where did you get it from? Jane: I ate the apple that was on the...

The verb "to fault" is the transitive form of the noun, "my fault ." No one could find fault with your sentence = No one could fault your sentence. The noun is countable or uncountable. "Find fault" is an idiom, meaning "to criticize."

Grammar Geek wrote: Well, wait, let's not answer too quickly. Certainly you can say "a willingness" -- IF you then qualify it with what type of willingness. A willingness to succeed A willingness to provide the necessary funds etc. However, you can't just say "He showed a...

CalifJim wrote: Not sure why you added this. Yes, it is possible to say one evening or an evening when evening is countable, but if we recognize that in the subject sentence evening is non-countable, and the problem is the , not a or one , I don't see where the logic is going . the is...

Grammar Geek wrote: I suggest: Are there any difference ? Hi Double G, is that a typo? I'd say one of these: Are there any differences ? ("difference" is a countable noun, plural becomes "differences") Is there any difference ? ("difference" is an uncountable noun, it is treated as...

Hi, I googled and got these results. without doubt 8.58 million without a doubt 16.1 million without any doubt 0.95 million So, I guess including 'a' is the most common form of the phrase, but a lot of people exclude it, too. I suppose that if you want to find a grammar rule,...

Hello Infinity. I'm a mere English learner from Japan, but could you allow me to throw my 2 cents on your question? Frankly speaking, I'd say you'd better give up the hope you could get a conclusive answer to the question. I have raised a similar question before in this forum but I could...

For instance, "I don't have time to do this." Here, the noun "time" is uncountable. "I had a great time." In this case, is the noun in the noun phrase "a great time" countable? IS there any systematic way to explain the concept behind this? According to several grammar books I looked into,...