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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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liquid and wine

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00As far as I know, the words 'liquid' and 'wine' are mass nouns, which means that if referred to the substance, it is uncountable and if referred to the type or example, it is countable. Are these correct according to that?02br
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00clue words for 'milk':02br
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00It has a lot of calcium and it is01u00 a white liquid02u00. -- I tend to use words like 'a type of white liquid' to avoid making distinctions. Not need to do that??02br
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00It is 01u00a good wine02u00. -- Again, I tend to write "It is a good type/kind of wine" to avoid making distinctions. Not need to do that? 0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00As far as I know, the words 'liquid' and 'wine' are mass nouns, which means that if referred to the substance, it is uncountable and if referred to the type or example, it is countable. 02font 02br 02br 01font 00clue words for 'milk':02font 02br 02br 01font 00It has a lot of calcium and it is01u 00 a white liquid02u 00. -- I tend to use words like 'a type of white liquid' to avoid making distinctions.

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00As far as I know, the words 'liquid' and 'wine' are mass nouns, which means that if referred to the substance, it is uncountable and if referred to the type or example, it is countable.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00clue words for 'milk':02font 02br 02br 01font 00It has a lot of calcium and it is01u 00 a white liquid02u 00.
  • -- I tend to use words like 'a type of white liquid' to avoid making distinctions.
  • 02br 02br 01font 00It is 01u 00a good wine02u 00.
  • -- Again, I tend to write "It is a good type/kind of wine" to avoid making distinctions.
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0Hi,02br
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01font00As far as I know, the words 'liquid' and 'wine' are mass nouns, which means that if referred to the substance, it is uncountable and if referred to the type or example, it is countable. Are these correct according to that?02font02br
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01font00clue words for 'milk':02
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0Thank you, Clive.02br
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00Can I give out clue words for 'milk' without any adjectives? Would it cause any problems?02br
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00It has a lot of calcium and it is01u00 a liquid02u00.02br
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00I think it is better to be written as:02br
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00It has a lot of calcium and it is 01u00
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0No, as Clive said it can be a count or noncount noun.02br
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00It's perfectly fine to say "it's a liquid."0-
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0It has a lot of calcium and it is01u00 a white liquid02u00. -- I tend to use words like 'a type of white liquid' to avoid making distinctions. Not need to do that?? 01font00No, you don't need to do that.02font02br
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00It is 01u00a good wine02u00. -- Again, I tend to write "It is a good
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10It has a lot of calcium and it is 11u10liquid12u10. 12br
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10Either one. I like the first one better.0
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