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Hanuman_2000 Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Uncountable noun

Sir,


As uncountable nouns can not have plural forms.

But somewhere it was written like


1. Twelve bags of rice.

2. Thirteen bags of wheat.

3. Twenty bags of pulses.

here in sentence (1) and (2) rice and wheat have not been used in plural.I think that is ok.

But in sentence (3) the "pulses" confuse me, because I think pulse is also a type of grain.Then why is it used in plural form.


In math I noticed that it was written as

4 thousands. 4 tens.

Is it possible use plural form of thousand and ten after number like 2,3,4.....



Thanks.
  

Top answer

"pulse" is countable. The pulses include peas, beans, and lentils. These are not grains; they are legumes.

— CalifJim

  • "pulse" is countable.
  • The pulses include peas, beans, and lentils.
  • These are not grains; they are legumes.
  • "bags of pulses" is just as correct as "bags of beans" would be, for example.
  • "4 tens" and similar expressions are used in mathematics to mean "4 units of ten each", and so on.
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"pulse" is countable. The pulses include peas, beans, and lentils. These are not grains; they are legumes. "bags of pulses" is just as correct as "bags of beans" would be, for example.

"4 tens" and similar expressions are used in mathematics to mean "4 units of ten each", and so on.

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