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Hi, They got married last year, but ended up with/in divorce. Do both with and in fit in the above and mean about the same to you? The basic sentence does not sound terribly natural to me. I suggest these versions. They got married last year, but ended up divorced. ie adjective . . ....

Absolutely correct, but that doesn't stop us from saying that we use the singular form when indicating the abstract/concept/generic meanings of nouns. In the sentence, "He wrote an article about the child in conflict with modern society," "child" is...

No. The fact that you've used the plural marriage s means it's countable. Any plural form you see indicates that the noun is countable. Uncountable (or noncountable) nouns do not occur in the plural. CJ

Generic? That's an interesting choice of word for a word. I've always used it for drugs. In the field of grammar, abstract nouns (such as beauty, democracy, love -some of these are countable as well) are categorized under 'uncountable' or 'mass noun'. Maybe I've...

Thanks, Optilang, GG and Yoong Liat. I have no further question about the original question. I agree with GG's answer (arranged marriageS, gay marriage) Yong Liat, this is a side question. I wonder why my question confused you and made you ask: You suggested 'plural' or...

Hi, (1) While in the United States, she formed the National Committee on Federal Legislation for Birth Control, remaining its president until 1937, and lobbied Franklin Delano Roosevelt for support, pointing out that birth control would help reduce Depression welfare by allowing married women...

I have underlined some problem areas: The Woman Within the Doll The Baltimore Sun wrote that back in 1879, “A Doll's House” by Henrik Ibsen “shocked and offended people wherever feet” (1031). This might have caused him to become the “half-drowned” kind of man, as he...

"Marriage" is a noun, not an event (like "getting married" is). If you say "her marriage" you are referring to the entire "package" - not just the advent of it. After her first disasterous marriage, Mary vowed to remain single the rest of her life. Mary and Peter has a very successful...

Hi, Please tell me how can a noun like 'family' be used without articles. It's a matter of love, marriage, and family . It deals with the issues of love and family . I do understand with 'family' means and contextually and conceptually, the above sentences make sense, but I wonder if...