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Gray train 479 Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Plural nouns

Fur vs furs

Can “furs” be used in the following sentence? Why or why not?

Inuits wear thick coats made from the fur of animals.

  

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'fur' is uncountable in the sense you're using it, so you don't want 'furs'. hl=en&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1173&bih=809&ei=d3ctYJ7kNdLEswXVxI-gCQ&q=furs&oq=furs&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzIFCAAQsQMyBQgAELEDMgUIABCxAzICCAAyAggAMgIIADICCAAyAggAMgIIADICCAA6CAgAELEDEIMBUIcJWKkMYJAVaABwAHgAgAFjiAH1ApIBATSYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZw&sclient=img&ved=0ahUKEwje-8Oh3PHuAhVS4qwKHVXiA5QQ4dUDCAY&uact=5 CJ

— CalifJim

  • 'fur' is uncountable in the sense you're using it, so you don't want 'furs'.
  • hl=en&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1173&bih=809&ei=d3ctYJ7kNdLEswXVxI-gCQ&q=furs&oq=furs&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzIFCAAQsQMyBQgAELEDMgUIABCxAzICCAAyAggAMgIIADICCAAyAggAMgIIADICCAA6CAgAELEDEIMBUIcJWKkMYJAVaABwAHgAgAFjiAH1ApIBATSYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZw&sclient=img&ved=0ahUKEwje-8Oh3PHuAhVS4qwKHVXiA5QQ4dUDCAY&uact=5 CJ
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'fur' is uncountable in the sense you're using it, so you don't want 'furs'.

These are 'furs' and animals don't have these:

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