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reward vs award #1 (permalink) Mon Mar 31, 2008 16:38 pm   reward vs award
 

1/ I strongly support the idea of having _______ uniform for the company.

A. not

B. the

C. a

D. an
=> what should be chosen and why not the others?
2/ The winner of the contest was given a(n) _____ for her excellent performance.

A. bonus

B. reward

C. fine

D. award
=> the answer for this is D, but why isn't B right? what's the difference between the two terms?
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reward vs award #2 (permalink) Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:37 am   reward vs award
 

1: A, because the others are incorrect.
2: An award is a special prize such as the Oscar. It is usually connected to a contest or social event. A reward can be anything you get for making an effort.
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reward vs award #3 (permalink) Fri Apr 04, 2008 3:24 am   reward vs award
 

Hi Torsten,

1/ for the first question, why are the other options incorrect? uniform can be a countable or uncountable noun, can't it? and so I think C is right. Besides, A seems a bit awkward here. I suppose it will be better is we use:
I strongly support the idea of having no uniform for the company.
or
I strongly support the idea of not having uniform for the company.

I have never seen anyone using
I strongly support the idea of having not uniform for the company. :O
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reward vs award #4 (permalink) Sun Apr 06, 2008 12:55 pm   reward vs award
 

Hi Nessie,

Sorry for my mistake, of course I meant answer C (having a uniform).
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