had a great appeal for him.

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"Anything that he could get at wholesale price had a great appeal for him." Source: 504 words is it correct to use ' a great appeal' as appeal is uncountable noun?
http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/appeal_1?q=appeal

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

Mickey Mouse 8241is it correct to use ' a great appeal' as appeal is uncountable noun?

Yes. An intervening adjective (great) generally allows it.

CJ

Mickey Mouse 8241 · Answer

You meant " a great" is adjective?!

CalifJim · Answer

Mickey Mouse 8241You meant " a great" is adjective?!

No. That's two words. Each is labeled separately. Two words together are not normally considered one adjective.

'a' is a determiner. 'great' is an adjective.

Actually, I don't know why you're asking about "uncountable" at all. The dictionary you link to says "appeal" can be either countable or uncountable, so maybe you're seeing a problem where there is none?

CJ

Mickey Mouse 8241 · Answer

the #2 definition means : attractive and interesting and in my sentence appeal exactly means interesting and it should be just uncountable.
like the following #4 definition:
http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/appeal_1

CalifJim · Answer

Mickey Mouse 8241the #2 definition means : attractive and interesting and in my sentence appeal exactly means interesting and it should be just uncountable.like the following #4 definition:http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/appeal_1

All right. In that case, my first post already solved the whole problem, and we didn't really need the rest of those posts.

An uncountable may be treated as countable by adding an adjective in front of it.

Example: The student needs a thorough knowledge of French to succeed as a diplomat.

CJ

had a great appeal for him.

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