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Is watermelon countable or uncountable?
Suppose I have a sliced watermelon and I point to a piece of it and say it is a watermelon. Is watermelon countable here or uncountable? Is this sentence correct?
It is a watermelon.
2020년 7월 15일 오후 8:57
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This field is for growing watermelon.
There are about two watermelon(s) per square meter.
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We cut each watermelon into 18 slices of watermelon.
Have a slice. Better yet have two slices (of watermelon).
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What is this stuff, sliced up on the plate?
It is watermelon.
It is watermelon slices.
It is slices of watermelon.
It is slices of a watermelon I bought earlier.
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Such a great spread. You seem to have thousands of slices of watermelon.
Yes, many watermelon(s) suffered to provide this treat.
2020년 7월 15일
"I'd like that slice of watermelon, please."
2020년 7월 15일
A watermelon refers to the whole fruit. When you cut it up you have watermelon or slices of watermelon. If you point to a slice of it you can call it 'watermelon', but not 'a watermelon'.
2020년 7월 15일
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