Search results for 'tag:Uncountable nouns tag:Plural words' matching tags 'Uncountable nouns' and 'Plural words'

types

Believer — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:46:33 GMT

Hi,

I have not-so-easy times using the word 'types' in front of a countable noun and an uncountable noun.

There are two types of face: optimistic and pessimistic. -- I have difficulty with using the word 'types' with a countable noun. I think 'face' is used figuratively.

What do you think about these types of language. -- 'language' seems uncountable. Is it OK to use a plural word like 'types' in front of it? I feel like it has to be 'languages' since 'types' precedes it. Normally when we talk about types, I think an uncountable noun becomes countable.

shared or discrete

Believer — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 08:53:14 GMT

Hi,

Sometimes I see phrasal cases where adjectives in front of a noun seem to warrant it to be plural but ends up being the case of shared adjectives. Is this one? Can you help me to clearly distinguish similar situations?

both singular and plural tense -- When should 'tense' be 'tenses'?

both countable and uncountable noun -- Can it be used to note a variable noun? Can it create confusion in the mind of someone who unfortunately is not in grasp of the notion of a variable noun (by having the singular word 'noun' rather than the plural word 'nouns'?

caught on a confusion

Believer — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 13:59:47 GMT

Hi,

I was looking at my dictionary to look up the word "writing" and it said it is an uncountable noun.

OK, but it has a plural form "writings" right beside the word "writing." I presume the plural word "writings' is an uncountable too like its singular form "writing." Can you help me to understand by giving me some examples of using "writings" as an uncountable noun?