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#2 (permalink) Fri Aug 05, 2005 8:49 am Time and times |
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Hi there. The noun time can be uncountable as well as countable. Please take a look at these examples:
Uncountable: How much time do you spend watching TV every day? I'm afraid I have to go because I don't have much time.
Countable: How many times have you been abroad? Every time I try to dial your telephone number your line is busy.
TOEIC listening, photographs: Transporting boxes |
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#3 (permalink) Fri Aug 05, 2005 15:19 pm Does time countable or uncountable |
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Thank you Torsten, you have made it very clear. Let me ask you another question, Why (money) is uncountable althogh we can count money? |
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Abumashal New Member
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#4 (permalink) Fri Aug 05, 2005 15:45 pm Does time countable or uncountable |
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Hi, To add to the countable eg:Employees are asked to change work stations for atleast 3 times in a year. Torsten, am i right?
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#5 (permalink) Fri Aug 05, 2005 16:35 pm Three times a year |
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Gaikrish, Yes in your example the word time is countable: .... change the workstations three times a year.
TOEIC listening, photographs: A policeman |
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#6 (permalink) Fri Aug 05, 2005 16:39 pm Money uncountable |
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| abumashal wrote: |
Thank you Torsten, you have made it very clear. Let me ask you another question, Why (money) is uncountable althogh we can count money? |
Well Abumashal, grammatically the word money is uncountable as you have pointed out. When you count your money, you actually don't count your money itself but you count the amount of monetary units in your currency. You don't say I have 1000 monies but you say I have 1000 dollars.
TOEIC listening, photographs: Cleaning the floor |
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#7 (permalink) Fri Aug 05, 2005 17:02 pm Does time countable or uncountable |
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| Thank you again Torsten. God bless you!! All questions have been cleared by your simple English examples. |
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Abumashal New Member
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