0
Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Material or materials
Hi,
Let us pretend that I have a roomful of books that are supposed to be for promoting the city to those who are from abroad, The books tell about popular places in the city to visit and others that might be of interest to those who are here for the first time. Could a person say this?
Hi, welcome, would you like to look at some of the material (materials) about our city we have on display?
I know saying 'books' might be more accurately in terms of the context here, but I want to find out what is the possible usage difference between the word "material", which I think Clive told us that it is to be considered "stuff", and the word "materials", which I figure is limited to a context such as "teaching materials" for teaching activities.
Let us pretend that I have a roomful of books that are supposed to be for promoting the city to those who are from abroad, The books tell about popular places in the city to visit and others that might be of interest to those who are here for the first time. Could a person say this?
Hi, welcome, would you like to look at some of the material (materials) about our city we have on display?
I know saying 'books' might be more accurately in terms of the context here, but I want to find out what is the possible usage difference between the word "material", which I think Clive told us that it is to be considered "stuff", and the word "materials", which I figure is limited to a context such as "teaching materials" for teaching activities.
Top answer
would you like to look at some of the material/materials about our city Both are fine, since you have more than one publication. You can consider them either stuff (uncountable information) or things (a number of books, etc containing information).
- would you like to look at some of the material/materials about our city Both are fine, since you have more than one publication.
- You can consider them either stuff (uncountable information) or things (a number of books, etc containing information).
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
1 Answers
0
.
would you like to look at some of the material/materials about our city
Both are fine, since you have more than one publication. You can consider them either stuff (uncountable information) or things (a number of books, etc containing information).
.
would you like to look at some of the material/materials about our city
Both are fine, since you have more than one publication. You can consider them either stuff (uncountable information) or things (a number of books, etc containing information).
.
0
Related Questions