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Teo Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

plural uncountable nouns

01. not many clothes (binoculars, pants, shorts, scissors...)02br
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002. not much clothes (binoculars, pants, shorts, scissors...)02br
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003. a few clothes (binoculars, pants, shorts, scissors...)02br
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004. a little clothes (binoculars, pants, shorts, scissors...)02br
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005. several clothes (binoculars, pants, shorts, scissors...)02br
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0Only 1, 3 and 5 are acceptable. 02br 02br 004 would be OK without the indefinite article. "0-

— Demetrius

  • 0Only 1, 3 and 5 are acceptable.
  • 02br 02br 004 would be OK without the indefinite article.
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0Only 1, 3 and 5 are acceptable. The rest are incorrect.02br
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004 would be OK without the indefinite article. For example, "I have but little clothes to wear."0-
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1i00I have but 01b00little02b00 clothes to wear.02i02br
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00What does01b00 little02b00 mean in this example?0-
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01cite10Teo12cite11i10I have but 11b10little12b10 clothes to wear.12i12br
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10What does11b10 little12b10 mean in this example?12br
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10Few or "not many"0-
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0 How come I never heard people saying "01u00I have but little clothes to wear02u00."? It must be a 01u00very02u00 rarely used expression. 0-
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10How come I never heard people saying "11u10I have but little clothes to wear12u10."? It must be a 11u10very12u10 rarely used expression. 12blockquote
10It's not a common usage these days, no. But I didn't say it was. I just think it's quaint.0-
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0You can say not many binoculars, pants, shorts, scissors. 02br
00You can not say not much binoculars, pants, shorts, scissors. 02br
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00You can say a few binoculars, pants, shorts, scissors. 02br
00You can not say a little clothes, pants, shorts, or a little binoculars or scissors. 02br
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00You can say few clothes, pants, sho
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01. not many clothes (binoculars, pants, shorts, scissors...) 02br
002. not much clothes (binoculars, pants, shorts, scissors...) 02br
003. a few clothes (binoculars, pants, shorts, scissors...) 02br
004. a little clothes (binoculars, pants, shorts, scissors...) 02br
005. few clothes (binoculars, pants, shorts, scissors...) 02br
006. li
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No. Few clothes. 'Clothes' is not uncountable, it is just a plural form that has no singular.
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