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Hrsanei Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Need a verb
Hi.
I am looking for a verb describing the action farmers do when they want to plant wheat or other corns.
I can think of sprinkle and plant. but I have the impression that we use sprinkle mostly in cooking and for spices, and planting is for trees, for grains I think we have better verbs to use.
Ex. the farmer ------------the grains in the field.
Thanks for your time and help
I am looking for a verb describing the action farmers do when they want to plant wheat or other corns.
I can think of sprinkle and plant. but I have the impression that we use sprinkle mostly in cooking and for spices, and planting is for trees, for grains I think we have better verbs to use.
Ex. the farmer ------------the grains in the field.
Thanks for your time and help
Top answer
Hi hrsanei The farmer sows seeds, this means scattering seeds over the land. I guess the farmer can sow grain too. Be careful though, grain isn't pluralised.
- Hi hrsanei The farmer sows seeds, this means scattering seeds over the land.
- I guess the farmer can sow grain too.
- Be careful though, grain isn't pluralised.
- Your example would be: the farmer sows the grain in the field.
- Or past tense: the farmer sowed the grain in the field.
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Hi hrsanei
The farmer sows seeds, this means scattering seeds over the land. I guess the farmer can sow grain too.
Be careful though, grain isn't pluralised.
Your example would be: the farmer sows the grain in the field.
Or past tense: the farmer sowed the grain in the field.
Hope this helps!
The farmer sows seeds, this means scattering seeds over the land. I guess the farmer can sow grain too.
Be careful though, grain isn't pluralised.
Your example would be: the farmer sows the grain in the field.
Or past tense: the farmer sowed the grain in the field.
Hope this helps!
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Thanks very much.
Definitely it was of a great help.
what about the scatter itself? can we say the farmer scattered the grains in the field.
As for the grain, Longman dictionary presents it as both countable and uncountable.
thanks for your help again
Definitely it was of a great help.
what about the scatter itself? can we say the farmer scattered the grains in the field.
As for the grain, Longman dictionary presents it as both countable and uncountable.
thanks for your help again
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Hi
Yes you would say that the farmer scattered the grain, but still there is no 's' on grain.
It is countable, but not on the case you wish to say.
You are right that grain is countable and uncountable.
However, in your sentance Grain is the noun and not a measure, so it's uncountable.
When grain is used as a measure or particle of the noun then it can be
Yes you would say that the farmer scattered the grain, but still there is no 's' on grain.
It is countable, but not on the case you wish to say.
You are right that grain is countable and uncountable.
However, in your sentance Grain is the noun and not a measure, so it's uncountable.
When grain is used as a measure or particle of the noun then it can be
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