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Onizo Posted 10 years ago
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A scratch
Here is a car with scratches all over its body. Would you say the scratches 'a scratch' or 'scratches'? If it is a scratch, then when do you use 'scratches'?
The car's got a scratch.
The car's got a scratch.
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If it has one scratch, use 'a scratch'; if it has more than one scratch, use 'scratches'. The word is a countable noun and functions in the same way as other countable nouns.
- If it has one scratch, use 'a scratch'; if it has more than one scratch, use 'scratches'.
- The word is a countable noun and functions in the same way as other countable nouns.
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If it has one scratch, use 'a scratch'; if it has more than one scratch, use 'scratches'. The word is a countable noun and functions in the same way as other countable nouns.
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