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•  My          dog  The  individual  noun  things  is  the



                              eats               direct object for eats. If we want to


                              things.            give  more  detail,  we  can  replace


                                                 the  noun  things  with  a  more


                                                 descriptive noun clause.




               J.  DIFFERENT  USAGE  OF  COUNTABLE  AND



                      UNCOUNTABLE


                       1. The number is different from the amount


                              The  number  is  used  in  countable  nouns.



                       Amount is used in uncountable nouns.


                                         Example                                Explanation


                        •  My teacher gives me a large  Number                                       for



                            number of assignments.                          countable


                        •  My teacher gives me a large  Amount                                       for



                            amount of homework.                             uncountable


















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