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Reason
'Reason'. Can be countable or uncountable.
What is the difference. Please give some examples with explanations. Any resources in the internet also welcomed.
11 gen 2020 14:51
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Reason for purchasing it is its low price(here reason is used as uncountable)
There are several reasons for it (here reason is used as countable)
11 gennaio 2020
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The reason for buying it is its low price.( Uncountable)
There are several reasons for it(countable)
11 gennaio 2020
The Oxford Learner's Dictionaries website is an excellent resource.
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english
reason noun
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/reason_1?q=reason
meaning 1
[countable] a cause or an explanation for something that has happened or that somebody has done
reason (why…) I'd like to know the reason why you're so late.
Give me one good reason why I should help you.
meanings 2 and 3 skipped
meaning 4
[uncountable] what is possible, practical or right
I can't get her to listen to reason.
11 gennaio 2020
Countable - the explanation for something e.g. the reason I bought it was; one of the reasons is that...
Uncountable - the ability to think e.g. reason says that his hands are dirty because he has been playing in the mud.
11 gennaio 2020
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