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Meantolearn Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
carpet & paint
1. The carpet & paint of an office.
2. The carpets & paint of an office.
3. The carpets & paints of an office.
Which one sounds right? Why?
Thanks,
2. The carpets & paint of an office.
3. The carpets & paints of an office.
Which one sounds right? Why?
Thanks,
Top answer
meantolearn, The carpet & paint of an office is correct. It's because carpet and paint are not countable nouns. You don't say one carpet, or two carpets.
- meantolearn, The carpet & paint of an office is correct.
- It's because carpet and paint are not countable nouns.
- You don't say one carpet, or two carpets.
- Rather you would say the carpet in my daughter's room is pink.
- Or you could say I need two thousand square feet of carpet to cover my entire house.
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meantolearn,
The carpet & paint of an office is correct.
It's because carpet and paint are not countable nouns. You don't say one carpet, or two carpets. Rather you would say the carpet in my daughter's room is pink. Or you could say I need two thousand square feet of carpet to cover my entire house. The same goes for paint. You would say one can of paint or two cans of p
The carpet & paint of an office is correct.
It's because carpet and paint are not countable nouns. You don't say one carpet, or two carpets. Rather you would say the carpet in my daughter's room is pink. Or you could say I need two thousand square feet of carpet to cover my entire house. The same goes for paint. You would say one can of paint or two cans of p
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Carpet and paint, both of them can be used as countable or non-countable nouns.
For this particular question, there's only one kind of paint and carpet in an office even though the office might be large.
If a house or office has more than one kind of carpet or paint, then carpets or paints might be more appropriate.
Needs a native speaker's second opinion.
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For this particular question, there's only one kind of paint and carpet in an office even though the office might be large.
If a house or office has more than one kind of carpet or paint, then carpets or paints might be more appropriate.
Needs a native speaker's second opinion.
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