By Singular nouns, Articles

Yes I am little confuse now in between articles. Mr. Wordy what if i used sheet and mattress for the 1st time. Article A won't look like repeating or odd ?Its wooden frame supports a bouncy mattress and is completely covered with a silky sheet like a sponge cake layered with cream.And some...

There are times when you have to omit an article.The two you marked are cases where the article should not be used. Both are used as non-count singular nouns.CJ

Hi there, I am from an asian country (korea) and Korean doesn't distinguish countable or uncountable nouns so I have some problem with this concept even though I have been living in english speaking country for 10 years. Now the word "lack" according to the online Longman...

Hi, Should I treat what is in a pair of quotation marks just like an adjective without any difference in terms of whether to place an article or not? Yes. I feel like you have to have an article, 'a' or 'the' or 'an', before a quoted content acting as an adjective for a...

Hi, Should I treat what is in a pair of quotation marks just like an adjective without any difference in terms of whether to place an article or not? I feel like you have to have an article, 'a' or 'the' or 'an', before a quoted content acting as an adjective for a...

Nowadays there are greater and greater desires for (Too bloody much!) Nowadays there is a need (your use of comparatives - faster, more reliable, safer - makes "greater and greater" unnecessary, or somewhat redundant.) for a faster etc system which demands a / the precise...

Clive wrote:a "perfect" lists This is not OK. You can't say 'a' with a singular noun.Hello Clive,You meant plural, right?Best,Hoa Thai

Hi Please tell me why I feel uneasy about seeing a case where an article is absent when adjective is in a quote and the noun following is in plural like this. Should the article be used always in cases like this? the /a ??? "perfect" llists Perhaps you feel uneasy because you are not sure...

Hi Believer, After reading through the thread again I feel the following remark by CJ is the key to your original issue: Using those singular nouns without articles conceptualizes them as abstract ideas. I believe it also unlocks your enigmatic question: Is there any guideline to this usage...

More critical to the learning environment than approach, method, or content are ... Just awkward. Using those singular nouns without articles conceptualizes them as abstract ideas. CJ