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Jigneshbharati Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Single concept
"Uncountable nouns are not counted in English. This usually has to do with the way English speakers think of these nouns. We often picture these nouns as a single concept or one big thing which is hard to divide."
What is the meaning of "single concept" here? Please could someone elaborate on its usage in the sentence.
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What is the meaning of "single concept" here? Please could someone elaborate on its usage in the sentence.
Thanks
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It's probably easier to work the other way. You know what uncountable nouns are in English, right? They are, for example, "substances" or "stuff" like sand or water or ice, or abstract concepts like truth or honesty.
- It's probably easier to work the other way.
- You know what uncountable nouns are in English, right?
- They are, for example, "substances" or "stuff" like sand or water or ice, or abstract concepts like truth or honesty.
- "single concept" refers to those sorts of things, but I'm not sure the term adds a huge amount of value in understanding what "uncountable" means.
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It's probably easier to work the other way. You know what uncountable nouns are in English, right? They are, for example, "substances" or "stuff" like sand or water or ice, or abstract concepts like truth or honesty. "single concept" refers to those sorts of things, but I'm not sure the term adds a huge amount of value in understanding what "uncountable" means.
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