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MrPernickety Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Use of the word "rain"

Hi, guys !

Do you find these sentences natural?

1. She watched rain skate down her windshield

2. She watched a light rain skate down her windshield

3. She watched light rain skate down her windshield

Thanks a lot !
  

Top answer

Yes, but I would find 'skating' more natural.

— Mister Micawber

  • Yes, but I would find 'skating' more natural.
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Yes, but I would find 'skating' more natural.
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Thank you, MM !

By the way, is there any conceivable difference between #2 and #3 ? Or do they mean more or less the exact same thing?

Thanks again.
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There may be a conceivable difference, but it passes me by.
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I think that #2 is wrong because the word rain is uncountable and cannot be preceded by a determiner such as a.
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No, coloraday, there is nothing wrong with using a determiner in some contexts before qualified uncountable nouns:

A light rain
A radiant beauty
A clear understanding
A certain knowledge

etc.
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2 sounds better than 3 to me.
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