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Believer Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

why a plural

0Hi,02br
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00I was looking at the Collins Cobuild Compact English Learner's Dictionary for the word 'corn' and it had this. Why 'crops"?02br
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01b00Corn 02b00refers to crops such as wheat and barley, or their seed; BRITISH. ... fields of corn. 0-
  

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0 Because it is correct. 02br 02br 00 Just01b 00 listen02b 00 to correct sources and learn those constructions 01b 00by heart/rote. 02b 02br 02br 00 You're trying to rationalize everything, and you're in the same spot, IMO, where you were one year ago, sorry.

— Marius Hancu

  • 0 Because it is correct.
  • 02br 02br 00 Just01b 00 listen02b 00 to correct sources and learn those constructions 01b 00by heart/rote.
  • 02b 02br 02br 00 You're trying to rationalize everything, and you're in the same spot, IMO, where you were one year ago, sorry.
  • By now, you should have been in a position to lecture 01b 00us02b 00 on such issues.
  • 02br 02br 00 Get away from uncountables/plurals etc, and busy yourself with other areas of the language or literature.
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0 Because it is correct. 02br
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00 You're trying to rationalize everything, and you're in the same spot, IMO, where you were one year ago, sorry. By now, you should have been in a position to lecture 0
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01cite10Believer12cite10Hi,12br
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10I was looking at the Collins Cobuild Compact English Learner's Dictionary for the word 'corn' and it had this. Why 'crops"?12br
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11b10Corn 12b10refers to crops such as wheat and barley, or their seed; BRITISH. ... fields of corn. 12
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0Believer there isn't a specific rule in English for particular subjects.Just learn crops as the plural form of corn.there are diferent but same examples,too. 02br
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