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Seagull Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Class as an uncountable noun

Hello, everyone. I have a question.

It appears that the countable noun "class" meaning "a period of time in a school" is sometimes used as an uncountable noun, doesn't it? I don't quite understand in what case we should use it as an uncountable. I mean, for example, what's the difference between "He didn't attend classes during the last semester" and "He didn't attend class during the last semester"?

  

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seagull It appears that the countable noun "class" meaning "a period of time in a school" is sometimes used as an uncountable noun, isn't it? Yes, class is similar to school in that regard. He didn't attend classes during the last semester.

  • seagull It appears that the countable noun "class" meaning "a period of time in a school" is sometimes used as an uncountable noun, isn't it?
  • Yes, class is similar to school in that regard.
  • He didn't attend classes during the last semester.
  • He didn't attend class during the last semester.
  • He didn't attend school during the last semester.
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seagullIt appears that the countable noun "class" meaning "a period of time in a school" is sometimes used as an uncountable noun, isn't it?

Yes, class is similar to school in that regard.


He didn't attend classes during the last semester.
He didn't attend class during the last semester.

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