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Vincent Teo Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

papers is / are

Can I say,

(a) The papers are / is in the drawer.

(b) A stack of papers is / are in the drawer.

(c) There is / are the papers in the drawer.
  

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Hi, A are B is C are. This sentence would only make sense if you said it while you were pointing to the papers. Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, A are B is C are.
  • This sentence would only make sense if you said it while you were pointing to the papers.
  • Clive
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Hi,

A are

B is

C are. This sentence would only make sense if you said it while you were pointing to the papers.

Clive
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Thanks, papers are countable or uncountable nouns?
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Hi,

The word can be used both ways.

eg I bought some paper for my printer. uncountable.

eg I wrote 3 papers for the conference. countable.

Clive
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Thanks, but how do I differentiate them? When should I use count or uncountable ?
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Hi,

Very broadly, use the uncountable if you are thinking of paper as a material.
eg Paper is made from wood.

Clive
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A) The papers are in the drawer.B) A stack of papers is in the drawer. (Note, that "is" is sinuglar because "stack" is singular, which has nothing to do with papers being plural.C) There are the papers in the drawer. (Not "is," but I suppose this sentence would only apply if you were searching for the papers and suddenly found them, otherwise I'm not sure in what context you would ever say thi
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