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Alex+ Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

uncountable nouns

0 Which of these words can be uncountable nouns : cucumber, onion, potato, carrot?02br
00Could you give me examples with these words when they can be used as uncountable nouns?02br
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0When you are speaking of the whole vegetable they are countable02br 02br 00Slice the carrot finely. 02br 02br 00I would like a plate of mashed potato (not mashed potatoes). 0-

— Nona the brit

  • 0When you are speaking of the whole vegetable they are countable02br 02br 00Slice the carrot finely.
  • 02br 02br 00I would like a plate of mashed potato (not mashed potatoes).
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0When you are speaking of the whole vegetable they are countable02br
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00Slice the carrot finely. Peel and quarter the potatoes.02br
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00When they have been prepared and are considered as substances they become uncountable.02br
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00I would like a plate of mashed potato (not mashed potatoes). Add the sliced carrot (regardless of
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0 Thanks, nona the brit. 02br
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00Are these words used as countable or uncountable in following sentence? 02br
00"Could you buy some cucumber(s), onion(s), carrot(s) and potato(es)?"0-
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0Alex, Nona said that when you are talking about a whole vegetable, they are countable. 0-
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