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Youngbuts Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Supplies of food
Hello, sir
I would like to ask a question. For me, the meaning of nouns which changes according to whether the noun is plural or singular is a problem. The below is one of them.
Supplies of food are almost exhausted.
In this case, even though 'food' is singular in the form, does it imply it has many kinds of food so, 'supplies' should be used instead of 'supply' in a singular?
If not, do have the difference of the meanigs between the sentence 'Supplies of food are almost exhausted.' and another sentencw 'Supply of food is almost exhausted.'?
Thank you.
I would like to ask a question. For me, the meaning of nouns which changes according to whether the noun is plural or singular is a problem. The below is one of them.
Supplies of food are almost exhausted.
In this case, even though 'food' is singular in the form, does it imply it has many kinds of food so, 'supplies' should be used instead of 'supply' in a singular?
If not, do have the difference of the meanigs between the sentence 'Supplies of food are almost exhausted.' and another sentencw 'Supply of food is almost exhausted.'?
Thank you.
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'Supplies' is the subject of the sentence, not 'food'. You can determine this by the fact that 'food' is the object instead of the preposition 'of', and the phrase 'of food' modifies 'supplies'. '
- 'Supplies' is the subject of the sentence, not 'food'.
- You can determine this by the fact that 'food' is the object instead of the preposition 'of', and the phrase 'of food' modifies 'supplies'.
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'Supplies' is the subject of the sentence, not 'food'. You can determine this by the fact that 'food' is the object instead of the preposition 'of', and the phrase 'of food' modifies 'supplies'. So these are correct:
'Supplies of food are almost exhausted.'
'The supply of food is almost exhausted.'
'Supplies of food are almost exhausted.'
'The supply of food is almost exhausted.'
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