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Englishnewbie Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Quantity of uncountable noun?

Hello,

Can "quality" be used for uncountable nouns?

For example,

The quality of communication was excessive.

Or is it only for countable nouns?

Thanks.
  

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Everything has qualities: one quality of sugar is its sweetness, a quality of water is its wetness, and the quality of mercy is not strained.

— Mister Micawber

  • Everything has qualities: one quality of sugar is its sweetness, a quality of water is its wetness, and the quality of mercy is not strained.
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Everything has qualities: one quality of sugar is its sweetness, a quality of water is its wetness, and the quality of mercy is not strained.
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Opps.
Typo.
I mean quantiTY
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Hi,
Can "quality" be used for uncountable nouns? Yes.
eg The quality of mercy is not strain'd,
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath:

For example,

The quality of co
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Sure! A large quantity of sugar, of water, of remorse.
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