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Jigneshbharati Posted 10 years ago
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A rush
[singular, uncountable] a situation in which you are in a hurry and need to do things quickly
I can't stop—I'm in a rush.
What's the rush?
‘I'll let you have the book back tomorrow.’ ‘There's no rush.’
The words came out in a rush.
http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/rush_2
Here "rush" is classed as uncountable but still in most example we could see the "a" before rush. Can you put number before rush that is how I identify if the word is countable or uncountable?
I can't stop—I'm in a rush.
What's the rush?
‘I'll let you have the book back tomorrow.’ ‘There's no rush.’
The words came out in a rush.
http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/rush_2
Here "rush" is classed as uncountable but still in most example we could see the "a" before rush. Can you put number before rush that is how I identify if the word is countable or uncountable?
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No, you can't put a number before it; it's uncountable. "In a rush" is a set expression.
- No, you can't put a number before it; it's uncountable.
- "In a rush" is a set expression.
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No, you can't put a number before it; it's uncountable. "In a rush" is a set expression.
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