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I have plenty of paper/ papers!! paper should be used singular or plural?
I have plenty of paper/ papers!! paper should be used singular or plural?
3 mai 2012 20:16
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depends on what you mean by paper.
if you mean document etcetera then its papers
if you just mean paper (on which we write or draw) its paper.
3 mai 2012
1
This depends on the context. If you just mean something to write on, "paper" is uncountable. But "paper" can also mean things that are countable: newspapers, essays for school, and other kinds of documents.
So, for example:
1. (in class)
A: I forgot my notebook. Do you have any paper I can borrow?
B: Yes, I have plenty of PAPER.
2. (at a newsstand)
A: Do you have any newspapers?
B: Yes, I have plenty of PAPERS.
3. (in university)
A: Do you have to write a lot of essays this week?
B: Yes, I have plenty of PAPERS.
3 mai 2012
1
Maria, paper is singular because it is uncountable. You ask for a piece of paper or some paper.
3 mai 2012
hi,
paper like money is a non - count name if you just mean sth to write on. ;) so u may say :
- Give me a piece of paper. Or,
- i need a small sheet of paper to write on.
But remember if you are talking about an article which is called a paper/papers you are using a countable noun. look at the sentence below:
- I have written many papers written in optimality perspective. ;) Some of these papers are ISI ones. ;)
3 mai 2012
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Compétences linguistiques
Anglais, Français, Persan (farsi)
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