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Can I say,(a) He went to the clothes shop to buy clothes.     He went to a shop that named "Ramesh's Shop". (b) There have / is / are many variety of sarees. (c) There was many variety of sarees can choose from the shop. She didn't have any new      sarees / saree to wear. (d) She went to the counter to pay money for buying clothes.(e) She saw there were many variety of sarees.

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

(a) He went to the clothes shop.

He went to a shop named "Ramesh's Shop".

(b) There are many varieties of saree.

(c) There were many varieties of saree to choose from in the shop. She didn't have any new

sarees / saree to wear.

(d) She went to the counter to pay for her clothes.

(e) She saw there were many varieties of saree.

Best wishes, Clive

Pieanne · Answer

I would have left "saree" in the plural after many varieties... "Saree" is countable, isn't it? (Unless it's not what I think it is <img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/7.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/7.gif' alt='Emotion: tongue tied'/> )

Clive · Answer

Hi,

Many varieties of saree. Many varieties of sarees.

You'll hear it both ways. In #1, the singular word shows the speaker is thinking of it as 'a type' (of clothing, in this case).

Clive

Pieanne · Answer

So the plural is correct too. Thank you, Clive!  <img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' alt='Emotion: smile'/>

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