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Samerrustom Posted 11 years ago
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law countable or uncountable

Can I say " There are no laws in China that forbid people from drinking alcohol on DownTown"?

Can I say " There is no law in China that forbid people from drinking alcohol on DownTown"?
  

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samerrustom law countable or uncountable There are no laws in China that forbid people from drinking alcohol downtown. There is no law in China that forbids people from drinking alcohol downtown. In your second sentence, 'law' is singular and countable.

  • samerrustom law countable or uncountable There are no laws in China that forbid people from drinking alcohol downtown.
  • There is no law in China that forbids people from drinking alcohol downtown.
  • In your second sentence, 'law' is singular and countable.
  • Both sentences are OK and carry the same message.
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samerrustom law countable or uncountable
There are no laws in China that forbid people from drinking alcohol downtown.
There is no law in China that forbids people from drinking alcohol downtown.

In your second sentence, 'law' is singular and countable. Both sentences are OK and carry the same message.
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