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Lifelong learner Posted 5 years ago
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Should the phrase " a change of" be followed by a noun in the uncountable form??

Various dictionary gives examples such as "a change of plan" and "a change of address". So should the noun that follows the phrase "a change of" be in the uncountable form?

For example, should one say "There was a change of the gallery's content from traditional paintings to contemporary paintings" rather than "there was a change of the gallery's contents from traditional paintings to contemporary paintings"?

  

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lifelong learner Various dictionary gives examples such as "a change of plan" and "a change of address". So should the noun that follows the phrase "a change of" be in the uncountable form? No.

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  • lifelong learner Various dictionary gives examples such as "a change of plan" and "a change of address".
  • So should the noun that follows the phrase "a change of" be in the uncountable form?
  • No.
  • They are singular because you only have one address at a time for our purposes, and one plan that is changed.
  • You do hear it the other way from native speakers with a tin ear.
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lifelong learnerVarious dictionary gives examples such as "a change of plan" and "a change of address". So should the noun that follows the phrase "a change of" be in the uncountable form?

No. They are singular because you only have one address at a time for our purposes, and one plan that is changed. You do hear it the other way from native speakers with a

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lifelong learnerVarious dictionary gives examples such as "a change of plan" and "a change of address". So should the noun that follows the phrase "a change of" be in the uncountable form?

There are many fixed expressions in which 'a change of' is followed by a singular noun.

a change of ____

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