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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Help is Jury countable, uncountable or group noun
I am struggling with a question
In the dictionary it says JURY is a countable noun but I thought it was a group noun as this refers to a things or people as a unit. Can someone explain to me please.
Also the name LIONEL is this classed as a Concrete noun of an abstract? I understand they are about senses but I am not sure on this
Thank you
In the dictionary it says JURY is a countable noun but I thought it was a group noun as this refers to a things or people as a unit. Can someone explain to me please.
Also the name LIONEL is this classed as a Concrete noun of an abstract? I understand they are about senses but I am not sure on this
Thank you
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Anonymous In the dictionary it says JURY is a countable noun but I thought it was a group noun as this refers to a things or people as a unit. Can someone explain to me please. It can be either, depending on the context.
- Anonymous In the dictionary it says JURY is a countable noun but I thought it was a group noun as this refers to a things or people as a unit.
- Can someone explain to me please.
- It can be either, depending on the context.
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AnonymousIn the dictionary it says JURY is a countable noun but I thought it was a group noun as this refers to a things or people as a unit. Can someone explain to me please.It can be either, depending on the context.
"The jury is still deliberating."
"Grand juries make the initial decision to indict a criminal defendant."
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Hi,
Also the name LIONEL is this classed as a Concrete noun of an abstract? I understand they are about senses but I am not sure on this
I would say that if you are referring to the person called 'Lionel', the word has a concrete meaning.
eg Lionel is a fat, romantic engimeer.
But if you are referring only to the name, it's abstract.
eg I thi
Also the name LIONEL is this classed as a Concrete noun of an abstract? I understand they are about senses but I am not sure on this
I would say that if you are referring to the person called 'Lionel', the word has a concrete meaning.
eg Lionel is a fat, romantic engimeer.
But if you are referring only to the name, it's abstract.
eg I thi
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It is part of a grammar exercise I am finding it very confusing for example the word LIONEL I thought was a non countable noun but in an example it says ELIZABETH is a countable noun why is this?
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Hi,
In another thread that is probably also yours, I offered this kind of example.
My class consists of one Clive, three Toms, two Marys, three Lionels and five Elizabeths. That's a total of fourteen people.
Best wishes, Clive
In another thread that is probably also yours, I offered this kind of example.
My class consists of one Clive, three Toms, two Marys, three Lionels and five Elizabeths. That's a total of fourteen people.
Best wishes, Clive
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lol. hope you passed the course and had fun being an english teacher 
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