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Edit_gal Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Is "grasses" a word?
Good Day,
The phrase in question is the following:
woodland vegetation (trees, grasses, ferns)
I have always just assumed "grass" encompassed all grass. I was doing a little research which indicated that if the grass was just one species, the plural would be "grass". However, if one is referring to more than one species of grass, the plural would be "grasses". Does anyone know if this is correct?
Many thanks.
The phrase in question is the following:
woodland vegetation (trees, grasses, ferns)
I have always just assumed "grass" encompassed all grass. I was doing a little research which indicated that if the grass was just one species, the plural would be "grass". However, if one is referring to more than one species of grass, the plural would be "grasses". Does anyone know if this is correct?
Many thanks.
Top answer
You are correct. The 'grass' growing in front of our homes is non-countable. However, there are many varieties of 'grasses' from which to choose.
- You are correct.
- The 'grass' growing in front of our homes is non-countable.
- However, there are many varieties of 'grasses' from which to choose.
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You are correct. The 'grass' growing in front of our homes is non-countable. However, there are many varieties of 'grasses' from which to choose.
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So how would you write "height of the grasses" using the apostrophe? Is it "the grass' height"?
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