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SheltieBites Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Road Work

"There is not enough funding for road work."
"There is not enough funding for road works."

Should "work" be countable or not in this context?
  

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It is non-count. The county had to do a lot of road work because of the drought. Work is only countable in: works of art , literary works , etc.

  • It is non-count.
  • The county had to do a lot of road work because of the drought.
  • Work is only countable in: works of art , literary works , etc.
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It is non-count.

The county had to do a lot of road work because of the drought.

Work is only countable in: works of art, literary works, etc.

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