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Sid Siu Posted 4 years ago
Grammar
More/Some/Some more Water
1) May I have some water?
2) May I have more water?
3) May I have some more water?
People say these requests in restaurants. But, why the words some/more/some some can be used with water which is an uncountable noun?
Thanks for your help!
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Sid Siu why can the words some/more/some more some can be used with water , which is an uncountable noun? 'some' and 'more' do not have anything to do with counting. One glass can have more water than another glass.
- Sid Siu why can the words some/more/some more some can be used with water , which is an uncountable noun?
- 'some' and 'more' do not have anything to do with counting.
- One glass can have more water than another glass.
- But we can't express that with a count.
- We don't say that one glass has 50 more water than another glass.
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Sid Siuwhy can the words some/more/some moresomecanbe used with water, which is an uncountable noun?
'some' and 'more' do not have anything to do with counting.
One glass can have more water than ano
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