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Ter Posted 18 years ago
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Clothes, clothing - uncountable?
0 "clothes" and "clothing", are they countable or uncountable nouns? 02 br
00 Do you say "How many/much clothes/cloth are/is in your wardrobe?" and "How many/much clothings/clothing are/in in your wardrobe?" 02 br
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00 Do you say "How many/much clothes/cloth are/is in your wardrobe?" and "How many/much clothings/clothing are/in in your wardrobe?" 02 br
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01 cite 10 Ter 12 cite 10 "clothes" and "clothing", are they countable or uncountable nouns? 11 b 10 '(Clothing' is uncountable; 'clothes' is countable.) 12 b 12 br
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Clothing is definitely an uncountable noun, like all gerunds ( "ing" verbs, shopping, thinking etc. )
Clothes I´m not so sure. Looking around on the net, people seem to be saying it´s countable, but that you can find uses of both. However, I would never say...
"I have 4 clothes."
I would have to say,
"I have 4 articles of clothing," although this sounds very f
Clothes I´m not so sure. Looking around on the net, people seem to be saying it´s countable, but that you can find uses of both. However, I would never say...
"I have 4 clothes."
I would have to say,
"I have 4 articles of clothing," although this sounds very f
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Ter"clothes" and "clothing", are they countable or uncountable nouns? Do you say "How many/much clothes/cloth are/is in your wardrobe?" and "How many/much clothings/clothing are/in in your wardrobe?" thanks.
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Clothes is uncountable ,therefore you have to say how much clothes.
you can say how many pants , or how many shirts, but how much clothes.
the same for other nouns like furniture, how many Chairs or tables, but how much furniture.
you cannot count clothes, I cannot say I have 5 clothes.
on the other hand you csn ask m how many pieces of clothes you are wearing, then it becomes coun
you can say how many pants , or how many shirts, but how much clothes.
the same for other nouns like furniture, how many Chairs or tables, but how much furniture.
you cannot count clothes, I cannot say I have 5 clothes.
on the other hand you csn ask m how many pieces of clothes you are wearing, then it becomes coun
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