By Regards, Countable nouns

To the extent that you can hold a heart in your hand, it differs from the mind and the soul (assuming that mind does not equal brain). So you wish to talk about "heart" in the abstract. The soul seems to be an intangible concept by definition. The mind means different things to...

Anonymous wrote: What is different between "some" and "a few" when referring to countable nouns? Nothing. Both mean "a small number of", although only "few" = "small" by definition. (some can be used for both countable & uncountable - I guess you knew that!)e.g. I have stopped...

Dear Friends, I have couple of questions (which has been nagging me for a long time) about 'As much...As' comparative clause. What all (noun (uncountable/countable), adjectives (gradable/non-gradable), infinitive, gerund) we can use in 'As much....as' clause? 'As much <noun...

Hi, Different than those who rely on a dictionary to find out whether a particular word is a countable or uncountable noun, do native speakers rely their own knowledge of word usage that naturally stem from years of usage? I think if you look at some dictionaries from America, for instance, I...

Grammar Geek,You are right, voyage is a countable noun so requires a determiner. Also, I am sorry for the typo "dengerous".Best Regards,Sabya

Hi Cool Breeze and everyone, First, I would like to disclaim my ability to read Mr. Steinback’s mind. Second, beauty is in the eye of the beholder; thus, whatever I share below is just a pure figment of my imagination. When I first read the passage, the personification usage...

WANG CHUN wrote: Hello I am not sure if this sentence is right or not in terms of its grammar, word choice, and semantics. If you find something wrong, please help me edit them. Thank you very much. What sub-role can teachers play in teacher-student interaction in order to facilitate...

Yoong Liat wrote:Hi Hoa ThaiFrom a webpage of Cambridge University International Education and Training Society, http://www.societies.cam.ac.uk/iets/ " ... Summarise general situations and common difficulties for students in graduate, undergraduate, A-Levels and GCSE courses, and provide...

Hoa Thai wrote:I was told that a or an should not be used to mark noncount nouns, sush as water, gold, etc.. That is simple until I encounter abstract nouns! For instance, give me an advice is incorrect since advice is an abstract noun. However, an online search shows that both give me...

Hi I would like to know if the expressions like "So beautiful a house" or "So stupid a person" are possible with countable nouns only! How can I use such expressions with uncountable nouns? For example, 1- It was so fatal (a?) poison. Or any other example with uncountable noun? Regards