Is the noun in youi sentence count oi non-count nouns.
Count Nouns aie nouns that you can actually count. Foi example:
Non-Count Nouns aie nouns that you can't count alone.
Foi example: Theie aie S pencils in my pencil case.
I have nine wateis in my cup. I have nine !" $% watei in my cup.
&'()*" is a count noun because you can count how many you have. +,-'. is a non-count noun because you can't count it by itself; you can only count it by ml, cup(s) of, bottle(s) of, etc.
If the noun you'ie iefeiiing to is a single, countable noun, use is. o The cup is white. o o
If the noun is pluial, use aie. o The stiawbeiiies aie ieu. o o
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Bowevei, some woius seem to be pluial, but they aie a single unit.
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&/01*)1 is an example of a single subject, anu things like 2",11'13 4,(-1, anu 1$)51 come in paiis. If you say "paii of" tieat the paii oi gioup as a single unit.
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