By Uncountable nouns, Tenses

Hi,1. We are going to hold/have discussio (or - a discussion?) on this matter now. -- I konw that a certain word trigger a need for a countable or a uncountable noun. Is this one of those cases?2. Can you be able to take care of this?3. I hope you would be able to take of this right away. -- what...

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 singular, or something like that. I always...

Thank you, Avangi. In my previous post, I should have used third-person verb tenses, 'sounds' and 'gives' -- proper subject-verb agreement wasn't made due to my carelessness. Going back to your request for examples of cases where I would feel something in quotes could not be...

Hi everyoneI 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 transfer from L1 may cause them to be perceived as...

Newguest wrote:HIHI ! IS IT REALLY A BIG MISTAKE TO PUT A COMMA AFTER "ALI?" It is a little mistake. WHY CAN'T WE SAY "A BAD LUCK" The word 'luck' is uncountable. You cannot use 'a' with an uncountable noun. You can say something such as 'a bit of bad luck' or 'some bad luck', however. I...

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'? ...

1. Here is a sentence from the key "But I hope you know what you're doing" I'm wondering... Can we say "I'm hoping" or rather not? and is it totally incorrect or in other contexts it would be ok? Grammatically it's okay, but "I hope" sounds more natural to me at the moment. 2. Just tell me if I'm...

Hi folks! I know that I have A LOT OF questions... but I hope someone can at least take a look at them... let's start. I've got some dobuts about the following : (all examples come from Michael Vince's 'Advanced Language Practice') 1. Here is a sentence from the key "But I hope you know...

Since I write to my friend almost every day I thought that I could write "I use to write" while "I used" means that I don't write mails anymore ....not quite sure if it is correct though " src="/emoticons/emotion-4.gif"> I used to write refers to what you wrote in the past. I use to write is...

I took these points up, not so much because they relate to Canada, but because I'm concerned that the examples we offer to the people who are trying to learn from reading this Forum should be both as natural and as correct as possible. I am doing my best - but I can't promise this to anyone.The...