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Leiwang81 Posted 15 years ago
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Can an uncountable noun be used in a plural form?
Hi,
recently I'm writing a paper in which there is a table reporting power consumption of several circuits. Can I say "the powers reported in the table indicate that ..."? Typically power is an uncountable noun. But in this case, what I mean is the values in the table which are physical quantities called power.
Best regards,
Wang,Lei
recently I'm writing a paper in which there is a table reporting power consumption of several circuits. Can I say "the powers reported in the table indicate that ..."? Typically power is an uncountable noun. But in this case, what I mean is the values in the table which are physical quantities called power.
Best regards,
Wang,Lei
Top answer
Hi, Say eg ' the power consumption figures reported . . ' Clive
- Hi, Say eg ' the power consumption figures reported .
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- ' Clive
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Can an uncountable noun be used in a plural form?
No! You can use the plural form, but then you've changed the noun into a countable noun!
In this case, I think you'd do best to follow Clive's advice.
No! You can use the plural form, but then you've changed the noun into a countable noun!
In this case, I think you'd do best to follow Clive's advice.
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