5 Answered Questions for the topic uncountable nouns

08/04/19

So many weapons and armor! What is wrong with this sentence? And how would one fix it?
The sentence rings false in my head. Clearly this is because "weapons" is a countable noun, and "armor" is an uncountable noun. So one could fix this sentence by breaking it up into two clauses... more
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Uncountable Nouns Grammar

07/29/19

Using an uncountable noun and 'none'?
Today I came across the following sentence:> We asked for help and were given none.It feels and sounds right to me. However, after decomposing _none_ into _not one_, it becomes apparent that... more
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Uncountable Nouns Literature Countable Nouns

06/13/19

Is there a countable form for "literature"?
*Literature* is an uncountable noun, so we can't say *one literature* or *two literatures*. But is there a countable form, as there is for *information*? *One piece of information*, for instance.
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03/21/19

The Plural of Email - Emails?
I debated with my peers that we can use the word **emails** when referring to more than one and it would be grammatically right.> But most of them said since we don't say we received **mails**... more
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Uncountable Nouns Grammar Word Choice Grammaticality

03/14/19

Too much pills and liquor or "Too many pills and liquor"?
When you mix a mass noun with a plural, do you use "much" or "many"? I haven't been able to find any information about this.
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