A high regard for them
A student's introduction to English Grammar says:
i. count
one, another, each, every, either, niether, also to some extent a
ii non-count
much, little, a little, enough, sufficient; also to some extent all
We have set aside a and all at the end of the lists because with these determinatives there are some exceptions, as in He has a high regard for them (where regard is non-count) and He spent all day at the races (where day is count).
Then, Is it ungrammatical "He has high regard for them"? In the first place, why he or she says "a high regard for them" in the knowledge "regard" is non-count? I'd say English is crazy.
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anonymous Is it ungrammatical "He has high regard for them"? Is "He has high regard for them" ungrammatical? No.
- anonymous Is it ungrammatical "He has high regard for them"?
- Is "He has high regard for them" ungrammatical?
- No.
- That expression is used both with and without "a", but more commonly with "a".
- anonymous why does he or she says say "a high regard for them" The use of "a" selects a kind of regard, namely "high".
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anonymousIs it ungrammatical "He has high regard for them"?
Is "He has high regard for them" ungrammatical?
No. That expression is used both with and without "a", but more commonly with "a".
anonymouswhy does he or shesays
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