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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
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.
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
Thank you,
M
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