Determiners

Determiners are used before a noun to point out to the quantity or what the noun is referring to. Learn how to use the right determiner to clarify what the noun in your sentence is referring to.

2021.03.09

Determiners and Plural and Uncountable Nouns

It’s a fact, some things are countable, and some are not. Uncountable Nouns are objects or ideas that can’t be divided into parts.

Today, we are discussing Plural Uncountable Nouns. Those many indivisible objects or ideas that don’t have a singular form.

Water is an example of a plural Uncountable Noun. Although it takes any form and its volume can be measured, the number of waters in a vase is illogical and unknowable, it’s neither plural nor singular. Other examples are groceries, snow, music, etc

Most often, plural Uncountable Nouns are emotions or abstract concepts like success, joy, or behavior, but there’s plenty of physical objects that fall into this category like coffee.

2021.03.06

Determiners

Grammar, syntax, and morphology, are among the most fascinating aspects of language. And, every student of language, regardless if they are studying Russian or Chinese, has a story to tell about the complexities of using Determiners. However, there’s no need to stress, there are a few simple rules to make them easy and fun.

Firstly, the student must understand the difference between Countable and Uncountable Nouns.

Simply, a Countable Noun is an object, like people, that can be counted. For example, “There is a boy in the classroom.” This sentence tells us that there’s one young man waiting for his teacher in the schoolroom. Just to be clear:

a = one