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Mitsuo23 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Adjectives (possibly confusing)
Hi,
When I look up "a," one of the definitions says:
used before nouns that are usually uncountable when other information about the quality, feeling etc is added by anadjective, phrase, or clause:
But I am having difficulties to understand this rule. Is there any basic criterion that I can rely on to judge if this rule can be applicable?
Let's say, "rain" is usually uncountable but I think it's OK to say, "it was a heavy rain" or "a good knowledge" while I don't think you can say, "a good information" or "a expensive equipment." Why??
Thank you,
M
When I look up "a," one of the definitions says:
used before nouns that are usually uncountable when other information about the quality, feeling etc is added by anadjective, phrase, or clause:
But I am having difficulties to understand this rule. Is there any basic criterion that I can rely on to judge if this rule can be applicable?
Let's say, "rain" is usually uncountable but I think it's OK to say, "it was a heavy rain" or "a good knowledge" while I don't think you can say, "a good information" or "a expensive equipment." Why??
Thank you,
M
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mitsuwao23 Is there any basic criterion that I can rely on to judge if this rule can be applicable? I can think of none. Some uncountables are more resistant to reclassification (the term for this phenomenon) than others, that is all.
- mitsuwao23 Is there any basic criterion that I can rely on to judge if this rule can be applicable?
- I can think of none.
- Some uncountables are more resistant to reclassification (the term for this phenomenon) than others, that is all.
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mitsuwao23 Is there any basic criterion that I can rely on to judge if this rule can be applicable?I can think of none. Some uncountables are more resistant to reclassification (the term for this phenomenon) than others, that is all.
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