In Nouns^x, Countable or uncountable^x, Uncountable nouns^x

Hi, I see some sentences with commas like these. Are they correct? Chances are, it is the latter. The point is, he didn't do it. Why not? Chances are that it is the latter. The point is that he didn't do it. 2. Is the word 'light' countable here. Can the adjective 'first'...

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...

. These words function differently. Youth and membership can be countable or uncountable nouns: Youth is carefree. There is a youth / There are three youths standing on the corner. Membership is free. I have had a membership / They have had their memberships since 1984. Crowd and host , like...

"church" meaning the building is countable and takes an article ("I live opposite a church"). "church" can be uncountable, with no article, in the sense I illustrated before. "state" is normally countable. "the state" and "the...

Not at will, no. You can only do this with uncountable nouns. "Nation" is always a countable noun, so you cannot write, for example, "Developed nation is ..." to refer to the entire class of developed nations. You would instead say "Developed nations are...". ...

Not just desire. Very accomplished writers with a fine ear for the language are able to gauge when it is useful to present an apparent uncountable in the plural -- especially when it's a matter of abstract nouns. The majority of us merely competent writers don't typically invent such...

I'd say I agree with MrM. My dictionary (Longman) lists those words saying , which means they can be treated as countable or uncountable nouns, generally speaking. Anyway, even for the uncountable words it doesn't explicitly list as countable too, I think we can say uncountable nouns can...

. You need to be more careful when you type posts; use the Preview function to check yourself, so that we don't have to fix your simple mistakes. 1. We are going to hold/have a discussion on this matter now. -- I know that a certain word triggers a need for a countable or uncountable noun....

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 "lack" according to the online Longman...