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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
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feeds the sugarcane

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00(a) He feeds the elephant with a sugarcane every day. 02br
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00(b) He feeds a sugarcane / some sugarcanes to the elephant.02br
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00(c) He feeds the elephant.02br
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00(d) He feeds the elephant with a piece of sugar cane. 0-
  

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0But, I found that sugarcane is one word, not "sugar cane", right?02br
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00Another question, "sugarcane" is uncountable, right? so, we can't use "a sugarcane", right?0-
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0Actually I was wondering about all that after I replied, not being much of an expert on sugarcane.02br
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00My take would be that, yes, it is uncountable as a substance but possibly countable as an individual plant, if that makes sense?02br
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00If I fed an elephant a sugarcane I think I'd give it athe whole plant. I don't know if that is feasible!0
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0Can I say,02br
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00(a) He feeds the elephant to eat sugarcane. 0-
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0No. You must have "sugarcane" after "the elephant."0-
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0so, you mean:02br
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00(a) He feeds the elephant sugarcane. (correct?) 0-
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