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Michaelting Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Paper/papers

Are these your papers?

Can I have a piece of paper?

When do you use 'papers'? When using 'paper', do you need to use ''a piece/a ....of ?''
  

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'A paper' means one newspaper. 'A piece of paper' means one sheet of (writing, etc) paper. ) paper.

  • 'A paper' means one newspaper.
  • 'A piece of paper' means one sheet of (writing, etc) paper.
  • ) paper.
  • 'Papers' means documents or newspapers.
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'A paper' means one newspaper.

'A piece of paper' means one sheet of (writing, etc) paper.

'Pieces of paper' means more than one sheet of (writing, etc.) paper.

'Papers' means documents or newspapers.

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