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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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A mass of tissue and gold?
Hi. Please help. I am sure it is common knowledge and practice that we use the phrases like "a piece of" to turn uncountable nouns like "bread" or "pizza" into countable context. But I am not sure but I think we don't use the phrase "a piece of" in front of countable nouns.
Now, could you tell me if we can use the phrase "a mass of" in front of both countable and uncountable nouns. Are these correct?
eg,
a mass of tissues/galaxies
a mass of gold
Now, could you tell me if we can use the phrase "a mass of" in front of both countable and uncountable nouns. Are these correct?
eg,
a mass of tissues/galaxies
a mass of gold
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That is not an easy question to ask. I think it will work in some instances, yes. However, it may be just informal English.
- That is not an easy question to ask.
- I think it will work in some instances, yes.
- However, it may be just informal English.
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That is not an easy question to ask. I think it will work in some instances, yes. However, it may be just informal English.
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