Definitions

1. Like an uncountable noun, a gerund which is the subject of a verb takes a singular verb.
2. Unlike an uncountable noun, an infinitive usually cannot be preceded by the word the.
3. Also, like an uncountable noun, a gerund can be preceded by the when referring to a particular thing or to something previously mentioned.

Meaning

1. One meaning in law of the supposedly uncountable noun "information" is used in the plural and is countable. (Web site)

Referring

1. For instance, cake is used as an uncountable noun when referring to cake as a substance, but is used as a countable noun when referring to individual cakes.

First Sentence

1. In the first sentence, brick is an uncountable noun.

Gerund

1. Also, like an uncountable noun, a gerund can be preceded by the when referring to a particular thing or to something previously mentioned.

Mass Noun

1. In linguistics, a mass noun (also uncountable noun or non-count noun) is a common noun that presents entities as an unbounded mass. (Web site)

Countable Noun

1. An abstract noun can be either a countable noun or uncountable noun.
2. Often the meaning is different when a word is used as a countable noun and when it is used as an uncountable noun.
3. An uncountable noun can be used as countable noun when it refers to a type of something.

Uncountable Noun

1. Like an uncountable noun, a gerund which is the subject of a verb takes a singular verb.
2. Like an uncountable noun, an infinitive which is the subject of a verb takes a singular verb.
3. A countable noun can have a plural form (book: books), while an uncountable noun or mass noun cannot (dough).

Categories

1. Countable Noun
2. Singular Verb
3. Languages > Language > Words > Mass Noun
4. Gerund
5. Plural Form
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