Is sky countable or uncountable
The stars are shining in the "sky".
Is sky countable or uncountable noun here?
Please explain.
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If you describe it, you can use 'a', so it's countable, but there's only one. a blue sky, a clear sky, a cloudy sky, an overcast sky These are descriptions of the same sky on different days. To make things more complicated, sometimes people use "skies".
- If you describe it, you can use 'a', so it's countable, but there's only one.
- a blue sky, a clear sky, a cloudy sky, an overcast sky These are descriptions of the same sky on different days.
- To make things more complicated, sometimes people use "skies".
- Located near Socorro, 27 radio antennas search the skies for intergalactic data.
- CJ
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If you describe it, you can use 'a', so it's countable, but there's only one.
a blue sky, a clear sky, a cloudy sky, an overcast sky
These are descriptions of the same sky on different days.
To make things more complicated, sometimes people use "skies".
Located near Socorro, 27 radio antennas search the skies for intergalactic data.
CJ
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