'While' is not an abstract noun when the sentence is about somebody doing something, before they do something else. It is more like a connective word (because, and, or). For example: 'While she waited for the train, she drank a cup

Thank you. I think it would be OK to speak of a pen that he found which belonged to his friend, Joe, like this: I found a (one) pencil of a student. -- If the situation is that only studnents use pen (unbelievable as it sounds) and he don't

Hi, I think I found out the word 'wailing' is an uncountable noun. If that is so, then is this correct? A feartul wailing was heard. He heard a fearful wailing. I would be more comfortable if I saw something like this: He heard a fearful

Hi, Something seems amiss in the category structure. My understanding used to be that the dictionary entry for a verb begins with the (bare) infinitive, and is typically followed by the present and past participles, and then the present 3rd person

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

Hi everyone I just wondered if anyone could help - I have to write a profile of a chinese learner of English (completely made up). In it I must put any difficulties that the learner has in learning English as an L2. I have got so far: Intonation

The only thing that can come after a preposition to form a prepositional phrase is a noun phrase, usually a noun accompanied by its preceding determiner and perhaps an adjective. A relative clause may be added. The noun itself may be a gerund.

Thank you, CalifJim. I am going to give you four sentences that have a preposition followed by what looks to be a noun equivalent. Can you please tell me if these are illustrations of your points that you made above? Are they all correct noun

CalifJim wrote: Gerunds can be treated as countable or non-countable, the same as other nouns. It seems to me that as non-countables they are generally taken more abstractly. Thank you, CalifJim. I am going to give you four sentences that have

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