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Hi, I know that "a" and "an" are used for countable nouns to tell one piece of item."the" is used for to tell one particular item.I wonder whether I have to use "a" or "an"? for instance, I started working at telecom company I started working at a...

Hi, You can count sandwiches, but you can't count milk. It's what is called an uncountable noun. You could say 'some milk'. Clive

Hi, as far as i know, uncountable noun can not have 'a' in front of it, i looked up the word 'demeanor' from dictionary , and learned it is an uncountable noun; and i was given the following sentence example , 'she maintained a professional demeanor'; now, my question is...

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"....

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". ...

Hi, I woke up in cold sweat and sat straight up in our bed, and touched the side of my face. It had all been a dream or a nightmare. Moonbeams filtered through our curtains casting a soft light in the room. My husband lay on his side, snoring blissfully, unaware of my trouble dream. I snuggled...

1. It may be unwise to say that something can be done to all proper nouns in English because there seem to be so many exceptions to every rule. However, using a and the with proper nouns in certain contexts is normal. The of-genitive - or of structure - or whatever you prefer to call it often...

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...

Sorry, my mistake. Thanks for the correction. three washrooms is still a countable noun, then why isn't any article used with it?