English countable and uncountable nouns

[ele]

Test No. incompl/advan-80 "GMAT Words", question 3

He finds himself in a very difficult situation since you could say he's ......... a rock and a hard place.

(a) against
(b) between
(c) across
(d) over

Test No. incompl/advan-80 "GMAT Words", answer 3

He finds himself in a very difficult situation since you could say he's between a rock and a hard place.

Correct answer: (b) between
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[Alan]

This topic is better dealt with in the forum for Grammar and Vocabulary. Any modern grammar will cover that topic. Have a look at Learning English World Service and in the search window type in countable nouns.

www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/
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[FrankU]

Hello Alan,

Can you please tell me if food is countable or uncountable? Or can it be both? Thank you.
Frank
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[Alan]

Hi FrankU,

Yes, it can be used as countable and uncountable as in: You can eat really good food in this restaurant as they use foods from all over the world.

Alan
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