| Front | Why did you give him many ____? (abuses/ abuse) |
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| Back | Why did you give him many words of abuse? |
| Lesson | Nouns |
| Course | Errors in the use of Grammar |
| Extra1 | "words of abuse" is the full, correct answer. Here's a list of other words which cannot be made plural by adding "s" or "es" |
| Extra2 | Advice → pieces of advice Mischief → acts of mischief Furniture → articles of furniture Poetry → pieces of poetry, poems Abuse → words of abuse Trouble → A great deal of trouble Alphabet → Letters of the alphbet Information → items of information News → items of news Bread → loaves of bread |
Tags: errors_in_the_use_of_grammar, errors_in_the_use_of_nouns
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