By Uncountable nouns, Singular nouns

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...

CalifJim wrote:since laughter is an uncountable noun, unlike evening.Unlike evening? Wow! In that sentence I understand evening as uncountable! (evening-ness?) Aren't all singular nouns in English uncountable when used without articles?I didn't make my point clearly enough. I said evening...

since laughter is an uncountable noun, unlike evening.Unlike evening? Wow! In that sentence I understand evening as uncountable! (evening-ness?) Aren't all singular nouns in English uncountable when used without articles? CJ

I have gone through a lot of the old posts on the topic any. This is my understanding of any usage. Any can be followed by a plural/uncountable/singular noun. 1. When any is used in interogative or negative form, it is usually followed by a plural/uncountable noun. Does it mean that the verb...

People have found this text useful so I am repeating it here in this entirety with error fixed (there are several posts combined in it) Before I give you more detailed explanation I have to tell you that in dictionaries you can frequently find the type of the word: countable, uncountable, mass,...

Before I give you more detailed explanation I have to tell you that in dictionaries you can frequently find the type of the word: countable, uncountable, mass, abstract… However what is more important is to understand that the context is equally important. You can turn many words into abstract if...

Thank you very much. Why can the sentence be "all of the list should manifest parallel structures" and not "all of the list should manifest parallel structure" Are you be able to make that distinction clearly because the contexts the sentences are in show them to be different? Is the usage of...

I have a sentence. Can you check if the underlined word can function without an article? Is the sentence O.K.? The dictionary says it is both a mass noun and singular noun but has no mention of it being an uncountable noun. What color is grass? Green

Kind(s) of is regularly used before singular and uncountable nouns: one kind of car/person/bread, many kinds of car/person/bread. Kinds of is also used before plural nouns in more informal English: these kinds of cars/people, though you can more formally say cars of this kind. Kind of with an...

Woodward wrote: Another is used with singular nouns. Other is used with plural nouns (and uncountable nouns). Compare: Another day. Other days. Other can be used with singular countable, plural countable or uncountable nouns. 1. The other window is open. <---- countable 2....