Very recently Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that “money doesn’t grow on trees” during his speech to the nation where he defended his economic reforms. If the popular saying is changed to “Monies ...
What exactly are countable nouns and how are they different from other nouns? Countable nouns are exactly what you think they are with no exceptions. They are the names of things that you can count.
Your understanding is correct, Esther. Any is normally used with plural and uncountable nouns in questions, negative and conditional sentences: Do we have any beer? ~ Yes, we do. It's in the fridge.
People make mistakes in articles all the time. It is one of the most difficult topics in English grammar! But don't panic! I am going to share with you some simple rules and teach you how to use ...
A noun is a thing, e.g. cat, room, exam. Most of the time, we can talk about how many of these things we have: Bobby has three cats at home! It’s amazing how many rooms are empty in our school. I have ...
I don't have any trees in my yard rather than I don't have any tree in my yard. There is a slight difference of emphasis here, which is also implicit in your own paired example. In the first sentence, ...