Uncountable nouns, also known as mass nouns, are substances, materials, or concepts that cannot be counted individually. Examples include water, air, time, and happiness. These nouns do not have a plural form and are often treated as singular entities. To quantify uncountable nouns, we use countable units, which are words or phrases that help us measure or describe the amount or extent of the noun. In many cases, we can use our versions of countable units, but in most cases, they are fixed. Collective nouns and countable units for uncountable nouns have overlapped in many places. It is all about how we usually say it. Most importantly, even though we use an indefinite article (a/an) with these nouns, we usually don't count them beyond one because in most cases, they are idiomatic expressions. Counting them with numbers such as three, four, five, etc., will be awkward. "She gave me four bits of information" sounds awkward, whereas "She gave me some information" i...

This blog will introduce a combination of hard-to-understand phrases to you, which will sophisticate your sentence structure in a good way as much as to discombobulate your audience. As you can see further on, these construction is mostly associated with negative sentences. These all practically mean the same thing; out of two cases stated in the sentence, one has more impact. Understanding which is tricky. Can you guess the meaning of quoted portion in the sentences given below? " I started my second course of online learning. However, that is NOT SO STRESSFUL AS MUCH AS EXCITING." "My friend is NOT SO HELPFUL AS MUCH AS ANNOYING." Let us cut to the chase! The first sentence means, it’s stressful, but the feeling of excitement is stronger than the feeling of stress. The second sentence means, My friend is more annoying than being helpful. These kinds of phrases/ constructions with nouns, adjectives, and verbs.  First let us look into 3 formats/ word orders for this...

Are you tired of feeling lost in the world of grammar? Do you struggle to understand the difference between a verb and a verb phrase? Look no further! This comprehensive glossary of grammar terms is here to help you navigate the complex world of English grammar with confidence. Abbreviation: A shortened form of a word or phrase. Action verb: A verb that shows action. Active voice: The subject performs the action. Adjective: A word that modifies or describes a noun. Adverb: A word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or adverb. Agreement: Matching of subject and verb or pronoun. Antecedent: The word or phrase a pronoun refers to. Apostrophe: A punctuation mark that shows possession or omission. Appositive: A word that renames or explains a noun. Article: A word that modifies a noun and shows specificity. Auxiliary verb: A word that helps form tense, mood, or voice. Capitalization: Writing the first letter of a word in uppercase. Clause: A group of words with a subject and predi...