Question

1273 1 He had a black hair and very clear eyes. He had [[a]] black hair and very clear eyes. _ When you mean 'a single hair' or 'several individual hairs', hair is a countable noun: 'There was a long black hair in my soup.' 'Stand still and I'll brush the hairs off your jacket.'When you mean 'all the hair on a person's head', hair is uncountable: 'Where do you go to have your hair cut?'

Accepted Answer

hair ✗ He had black hair and very clear eyes. He had [[ ]] black hair and very clear eyes. a | _

Idx	1273
Keyword	hair
Sub Entry Number	1
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	He had a black hair and very clear eyes.
Correct Sentence	He had black hair and very clear eyes.
Cloze Error Sentence	He had [[a]] black hair and very clear eyes.
Cloze Sentence	He had [[ ]] black hair and very clear eyes.
Cloze Answer	_
Choices	a \| _
Explanation	When you mean 'a single hair' or 'several individual hairs', hair is a countable noun: 'There was a long black hair in my soup.' 'Stand still and I'll brush the hairs off your jacket.' When you mean 'all the hair on a person's head', hair is uncountable: 'Where do you go to have your hair cut?'

Hair Black Clear Eyes Single Individual Countable Noun