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Hi,I think a proper name (I think a name is a proper noun) like Joe can take an adjective but attaching some adjectives creates a need for an article and some do not.good Joe is on the run.A jubilant/sad Joe is on the run.See, to me, 'jubilant and sad' create a need for an article, in...

Hi Believer, I'm not brave enough or knowledgeable enough to give you a definitive answer. For starters, I'm not familiar with the implications of your expression, "a typical (known-to-be??) uncountable noun." I think I can imagine situations where the semantic meaning of...

.The focus on “feeling" in design text is a distinctive turn from the prior focus in design research on understanding design text, which has heretofore emphasized semantic meaning.Semantic meaning is the subject matter of design text. Broadly speaking, the subject matter of design text is...

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Thank you, Avangi. In my previous post, I should have used third-person verb tenses, 'sounds' and 'gives' -- proper subject-verb agreement wasn't made due to my carelessness. Going back to your request for examples of cases where I would feel something in quotes could not be...

Hello all, I am writing a review, but found that it is poor organized, could you please re-arrange the paragraph for me? thanks. The focus on ``feeling'' in design text is a distinctive turn from the prior focus in design research on understanding design text, which has heretofore...

Hi, It has been known to me that a gerund can function as a noun and should or likely to be treated more as an uncountable noun than a countable noun. Mixing of sugar and flour makes this dough ... If you want to be specific, I think you could write: The mixing of sugar and flour makes this...

Hi, Can a person use a noun with an availble standard adjectival form, which he might not realize the existence of it, can use the noun as an adjective and be considered OK? person tutors vs. personal tutors institution problems vs. institutional problems education materials vs. educational...

Hi, I have difficulty clearly seeing the correctness of sentential constructions that have an uncountable noun with the verb 'have' before it. I have happiness. -- This doesn't seem to be correctly written. But, if we apply the same uncountable noun but with a different semantic meaning, it...

Hi, Please take a look at the sentence below. This book challenges the conventional definition of worship. Here, the word 'definition' seems to be preceded by 'the' because it is not just any definition but a definition of the word 'worship'. If I replace the words 'conventional definition'...