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Alexander Koryagin | Mike Powell | National Geographic |
May 4, 2019 11:13 AM * |
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Hi, Mike Powell! I read your message from 04.05.2019 03:05 ak>> If we apply Mike's rule we'll see that "progress" is an ak>> uncountable noun, as should be "lack", and, therefore, it should ak>> be "lack of progress MEAN they are not..." So the rule is not ak>> working. MP> No, it would be lack and means. I may be using "singular" MP> and "uncountable" interchangably (and incorrectly!), but I would MP> use MEANS in your example also. I understood where I had misunderstood. I thought that I should use the verb form like "meanS" only with countable nouns. For instance, I thought that Water erode rock. but in reality "Water erodes rock." ;-) Well, poor practice. Bye, Mike! Alexander Koryagin english_tutor 2019 --- * Origin: nntps://fidonews.mine.nu - Lake Ylo - Finland (2:221/6.0) |
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