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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

an uncountable noun with "his"

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00I was looking at a dictionary and it stated that "form" is an uncountable noun. Then, it gave an example of the word's usage as follows:02br
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01i01u00His02u00 form this season has been brilliant02i00. 02br
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00Is it a prevalent practice to place "his" or the likes of it in front of an uncontable non? Can you help me see better of its usage? More related examples?0-
  

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0No it is not required to do so. The word form here means his 'track record' or his 'previous achievements this season'. 02br 02br 00It depends on the context.

— Nona the brit

  • 0No it is not required to do so.
  • The word form here means his 'track record' or his 'previous achievements this season'.
  • 02br 02br 00It depends on the context.
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0No it is not required to do so. The word form here means his 'track record' or his 'previous achievements this season'. The form belongs to a particular man so it is 'his'.02br
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00It depends on the context. The following sentences all have uncountable nouns 02br
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00Milk is best drunk cold.02br
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00Peter's milk was in the blu
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0Thank you for many examples, but one question I have regarding the examples you gave is why "the" in front of an uncountable noun "air"?02br
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01i00The cool air was refreshing.02i02br
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00Is it because the context of the sentence is such that it is not just an air but a cool air?02br
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00But I thought the restri
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0There is no rule against using 'The' with a noncount noun.02br
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01i00The air02i00 was cool and refreshing. 01i00The water02i00 trickled slowly past. 01i00The wind02i00 softly rustled the leaves in the trees. 02br
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01i00A02i00 and 01i00an02i00
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