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Snappy Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Work or works
According to theLongman Dictionary of Contemporary English,
"works" is
[plural, uncountable]
a) TBC activities involved in building or repairing things such as roads, bridges etc.
Which should I use, "work" or "works" in the following cases?
1. The company deals in building maintenance works (or work?)
2. The dockyard started repair works (work?) on the ship.
"works" is
[plural, uncountable]
a) TBC activities involved in building or repairing things such as roads, bridges etc.
Which should I use, "work" or "works" in the following cases?
1. The company deals in building maintenance works (or work?)
2. The dockyard started repair works (work?) on the ship.
Top answer
In both of these situations you would use work, not works. " But, you would use "work" in the following sentences. My father owns a construction business that does remodeling work on industrial buildings.
- In both of these situations you would use work, not works.
- " But, you would use "work" in the following sentences.
- My father owns a construction business that does remodeling work on industrial buildings.
- My brother is doing maintenance work this summer to earn money for his next semester in school.
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In both of these situations you would use work, not works.
You would use "works" in a sentence such as, "Some of the stimulus money provided by Congress to offset the recession went to public works in many communities."
or, "The road works department had such a deep cut in its budget that it cannot fill all the potholes left by the winter storm."
But, you would use "wor
You would use "works" in a sentence such as, "Some of the stimulus money provided by Congress to offset the recession went to public works in many communities."
or, "The road works department had such a deep cut in its budget that it cannot fill all the potholes left by the winter storm."
But, you would use "wor
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