The initial sentence itself is not quite correct. Children is already plural which means that no -s is needed -s isn't needed in the verb as well since the subject is in the plural i.e. Children make mistakes in (an article?) dark

I don't like the use of it in your first sentence. I would say: I bet after a few visits you'll find those kind of places boring. Kind is an irregular plural in that expression according to many authoritative grammarians such as Otto

If you're going to use the plural verb, I'd repeat the article: "a book and a workbook." "Book and workbook" are often considered a unit, and (as they say) if you think of them in that way, you may use the singular verb.

The amount is more important than the individual 1.5 million one-dollar bills/banknotes. In the same way: Two kilometres is enough. Five weeks was too much for me! You can even use the indefinite article with a plural: He spent a happy five day s

Hi, again. This is an extract of a reader's digest in which 'the' and 'a' are used. I can't quite pin down why the isresent in most of this paragraph because from what i know we use 'a' to introduce new objects and

Hi, The word minimum is countable (plural minimums/minima) so you should use "a" in front of minimum. In some other uses of minimum you don't need an "a" before it (I'm on minimum wage) because they are rather

First, in both 1a and 1b, the usage of the word "symbols" is incorrect - in this case, the word "symbol" is actually plural in its own right. It's a very easy mistake as there's a vague, muddy (or, "unclear")

Hi I tried to amend the text and to collect the basic Standard British grammar rules according to books and teachers. Any comment? The Convention on the Rights of the Child establishes standards which the laws in many countries cannot achieve /

1-- an instance of deadness 2-- alternate amplifications = other explanations/elucidations. All these can be used as countable nouns.

Hi. When reading a piece of text, I sometimes see words that seem uncountable used countably. I have come to realize (if I learned it correctly) -- mainly through these forums -- that an uncountably noun could be used countably if it is used as an