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So in the sentence:
The technology has received widespread adoption.
Why isn't the grammatically correct form be something like:
The technology has received a widespread adoption.
Or:
The technology has received widespread adoptions.
?
I've looked through this grammar guide and thought the latter two forms make more sense because adoption is a countable noun, right?
According to www.learnersdictionary.com, adoption can be a countable noun when it means:
the act or process of adopting someone or something, such as the act or process of adopting a child.
Our lawyer has handled many adoptions.
In your sentence
The technology has received widespread adoption.
it means:
the act or process of beginning to use something new or different
therefore it is an uncountable noun.
