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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Many food

Can I say,

(a) many food

(b) many delicious food
  

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I'm sure you must remember learning that many is used with countable nouns and much with noncountable nouns. Food, essentially, is noncountable. You can count servings of food, types of food, dishes of food , but not food , itself.

  • I'm sure you must remember learning that many is used with countable nouns and much with noncountable nouns.
  • Food, essentially, is noncountable.
  • You can count servings of food, types of food, dishes of food , but not food , itself.
  • Exception: Chef Jacques is a expert in the many foods [types of food] around the world.
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I'm sure you must remember learning that many is used with countable nouns and much with noncountable nouns. Food, essentially, is noncountable. You can count servings of food, types of food, dishes of food, but not food, itself.

Exception: Chef Jacques is a expert in the many foods [types of food] around the world.

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