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Makiasan Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
cucumber or cucumbers
Which is correct,
I like cucumber.
or
I like cucumbers.
Thanks!
I like cucumber.
or
I like cucumbers.
Thanks!
Top answer
"I like cucumber" is the normal way to say it. "A cucumber" is a a singular noun; it means a single cucumber fruit. "Give me a cucumber".
- "I like cucumber" is the normal way to say it.
- "A cucumber" is a a singular noun; it means a single cucumber fruit.
- "Give me a cucumber".
- "Cucumbers" is a plural noun; it means two or more cucumber fruits.
- "Give me those cucumbers".
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"I like cucumber" is the normal way to say it.
"A cucumber" is a a singular noun; it means a single cucumber fruit. "Give me a cucumber".
"Cucumbers" is a plural noun; it means two or more cucumber fruits. "Give me those cucumbers".
"Cucumber" (without an article) is a collective or uncountable noun, like sand. You can say "have some cucumber", "raita contains yoghurt and cuc
"A cucumber" is a a singular noun; it means a single cucumber fruit. "Give me a cucumber".
"Cucumbers" is a plural noun; it means two or more cucumber fruits. "Give me those cucumbers".
"Cucumber" (without an article) is a collective or uncountable noun, like sand. You can say "have some cucumber", "raita contains yoghurt and cuc
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KrisBlueNZ,
Thank you very much for your explanation!
It's very difficult for me to figure out if a noun is countable or uncountable. I always check words on a dictionary, and on the entry for this word "cucumber", it says "[countable/uncountable].
So every time I come across a noun like this, I ask native English speakers here.
Maki
Thank you very much for your explanation!
It's very difficult for me to figure out if a noun is countable or uncountable. I always check words on a dictionary, and on the entry for this word "cucumber", it says "[countable/uncountable].
So every time I come across a noun like this, I ask native English speakers here.
Maki
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