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Mitsuo23 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

luck, progress, information.

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 an adjective, phrase, or clause:
ex) Candidates must have a good knowledge of chemistry.

And here's my question:
I know it's correct to say sentences like "a heavy rain," but is there any way to apply this rule to the words, luck, progress or information?

Thank you,
M
  

Top answer

Little as a qualifier works for all three: With a little luck, you will get what you want. There's been a little progress on this issue, but no major victory yet. A little information is better than none at all.

  • Little as a qualifier works for all three: With a little luck, you will get what you want.
  • There's been a little progress on this issue, but no major victory yet.
  • A little information is better than none at all.
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Little as a qualifier works for all three:

With a little luck, you will get what you want.
There's been a little progress on this issue, but no major victory yet.
A little information is better than none at all.
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So, can I take these words almost always don't be countable nouns with adjectives or of-phrases? I need to exclude qualifiers like some here. (sorry, I wasn't clear)

Thank you,
M

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