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03 Aug 2020, 07:11
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Someone told me non-count are nouns that do not have a plural form. But as i'm reading the ultimate SC book from gmatclub i'm seeing nouns that do have plural forms in the list of non-count nouns. eg. paper, chalk, wind. Papers, chalks and winds are legit words right? Even if we add a number it seems correct to me - 1 paper, 2 papers...
So how should i fathom which nouns are countable and which are not?
So how should i fathom which nouns are countable and which are not?
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03 Aug 2020, 09:51
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First of all, you can cover some confusing singular and plural nouns from a strategy guide. Besides, when you solve any problems from OG, you must find some uncommon plural or singular entities. You can make a note of them and get them by heart.
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Hello, aanchals. I agree with what has been written above. Although there are certain nouns that appear identical in singular or plural versions—moose, for one, or their smaller cousins, deer, for another—there will always be other contextual clues within a sentence that will point you to the correct agreement. These clues come in one of two ways:
1) A singular/plural verb in the non-underlined portion that must logically agree with the noun in question. For instance, is/are, has/have.
2) A singular/plural pronoun in the non-underlined portion that must logically refer back to the noun in question. For instance, its/their, this/these.
Even in harder questions, if you can keep track of the subject of the sentence, its singularity or plurality, you will find the task of answering SC questions much simpler. As has been suggested above, rather than memorize a list and hope you understand it all, you may want to practice some questions and see whether you have any difficulty determining the issue at hand in actual questions. If you focus on being a good reader, you will come to appreciate that most SC questions rely on a clear expression of vital meaning anyway. These finer points can be addressed if needed down the line.
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1) A singular/plural verb in the non-underlined portion that must logically agree with the noun in question. For instance, is/are, has/have.
2) A singular/plural pronoun in the non-underlined portion that must logically refer back to the noun in question. For instance, its/their, this/these.
Even in harder questions, if you can keep track of the subject of the sentence, its singularity or plurality, you will find the task of answering SC questions much simpler. As has been suggested above, rather than memorize a list and hope you understand it all, you may want to practice some questions and see whether you have any difficulty determining the issue at hand in actual questions. If you focus on being a good reader, you will come to appreciate that most SC questions rely on a clear expression of vital meaning anyway. These finer points can be addressed if needed down the line.
Good luck with your studies.
- Andrew
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