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Youssefdir Posted 12 years ago
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is this true in a science book: "What does fertilizer do?" instead of saying: "What does a fertilizer do?"
is this true in a science book: "What does fertilizer do?" instead of saying: "What does a fertilizer do?"
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youssefdir What does fertilizer do? Correct. , something uncountable.
- youssefdir What does fertilizer do?
- Correct.
- , something uncountable.
- youssefdir What does a fertilizer do?
- Correct.
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youssefdirWhat does fertilizer do?Correct. Here 'fertilizer' is treated as "undifferentiated stuff", i.e., something uncountable.
youssefdirWhat does a fertilizer do?Correct. Here 'fertilizer' is treated as countable, i.e., the several kinds of fertilizer, so this is equivalent to "What does any kind of fertilizer do?"
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