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** ex. "bark" can mean the sound a dog makes or the skin of a tree | ** ex. "bark" can mean the sound a dog makes or the skin of a tree | ||
** high school and college admissions tests will not measure this concept | ** high school and college admissions tests will not measure this concept | ||
=== many v. much === | |||
* '''many''' is for nouns that can be counted | |||
** ''He's owns many shoes.'' | |||
* '''much''' is used for nouns that cannot be counted (non-count nouns) | |||
** ''There is much work to do.'' | |||
** Noncount nouns include | |||
*** ''art, electricity, happiness, money, music, rice, water, etc.'' | |||
*** note that these non-count nouns are singular ("art is...") | |||
=== questions === | === questions === |