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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   
      
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