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Jigneshbharati Posted 6 years ago
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Uncountable noun used in it's countable sentence showing types of that noun

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Here uncountable noun "cheese" used in it's countable sense indicating types of cheese but we can't say "she had a gestational diabetes" even though the idea is the same: types of diabetes
  

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Jigneshbharati we can't say "she had a gestational diabetes" That's right. These are examples of human maladies: He has heart disease. She was born with childhood diabetes.

  • Jigneshbharati we can't say "she had a gestational diabetes" That's right.
  • These are examples of human maladies: He has heart disease.
  • She was born with childhood diabetes.
  • Drinking causes hepatitis and other diseases of the liver.
  • We can say "she had a case of gestational diabetes"
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Jigneshbharatiwe can't say "she had a gestational diabetes"

That's right. These are examples of human maladies:

He has heart disease.
She was born with childhood diabetes.
Drinking causes hepatitis and other diseases of the liver.

We can say "she had a case of gestational diabetes"

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