By Uncountable nouns, Dialects

Believer wrote: In your opinion, "I have a hammer." doesn't sound grammatically correct but "I've got a hammer." sounds grammatically correct? I always thought/felt that the sentential construct "I have something." is both natural-sounding and grammatically correct. Am I missing something...

In your opinion, "I have a hammer." doesn't sound grammatically correct but "I've got a hammer." sounds grammatically correct? I always thought/felt that the sentential construct "I have something." is both natural-sounding and grammatically correct. Am I missing something big in regard to the...

Hi, 1) Tom : There are many dialects in the Chinese language such as Cantonese and Hokkinese. Why the is needed before Chinese language? (It is just the first time we mention it.) because there are many languages and we are specifying the Chinese one, not the German one, etc. 2)Tom: I have...

1) Tom : There are many dialects in the Chinese language such as Cantonese and Hokkinese. Why the is needed before Chinese language? (It is just the first time we mention it.) 2)Tom: I have three pieces of advice.First........ Mary: Thank you for the advice. "Advice" is uncountable...

Anonymous wrote:Do you figure out how "the" should be used there? It should not be because it is a collective noun. Are you saying we have to take the phrase as it is without asking why "the" is there because it's an idiomatic expression, Paco? Hello HiroI am sorry but I have to say I might be...