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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Can I add an "s" behind the verb in this sentence?

The heavy rain speak of the impossibility of the picnic this afternoon.
  

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Yes, you need to add 's' after speak. In your sentence, 'rain' functions as a singular uncountable noun. The heavy rain speaks of the impossibility of a picnic this afternoon.

  • Yes, you need to add 's' after speak.
  • In your sentence, 'rain' functions as a singular uncountable noun.
  • The heavy rain speaks of the impossibility of a picnic this afternoon.
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Yes, you need to add 's' after speak. In your sentence, 'rain' functions as a singular uncountable noun.

The heavy rain speaks of the impossibility of a picnic this afternoon.
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Anonymous The heavy rain speak of the impossibility of the picnic this afternoon.
You can put it like this:
The heavy rains speak of the impossibility of a picnic this afternoon.

Prajwal
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Hi Prajwal,
The noun 'rains' is reserved only for 'rainy season'.

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