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Ask for help > Is rain countable or uncountable ?
Is rain countable or uncountable ?
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Pretty3
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Is rain countable or uncountable ?
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Hi,
How are you doing ?
Can you tell me the word rain is countable or uncountable ?
Can we say : There are many sources of water like rains , rivers and seas??
Thanks a lot in advanced,
Pretty |
14 Nov 2011
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yanogator
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There are situations where we can use "rains", but it is generally uncountable, as in your example. " ... rain, rivers and seas."
"The rains" can mean a rainy season.
Life there was very calm until the rains came. After that, it was a struggle to get through each day.
Bruce |
14 Nov 2011
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maker1
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This is probably what ��yanogatar��
means by rainy seasons where rain can be used as plural.
��Last summer, devastating floods caused
by heavy monsoon rains swept across Pakistan, disrupting the lives of
close to 20 million people.�� |
14 Nov 2011
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stuartallen77
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Yes, I would agree with Bruce, "after the rains come" is a common quote, but the word "rains" can only really be used in this one sentence. If I had to tick a box, countable or uncountable, I would go with uncountable every time.
Hope this helps you out,
Stuart |
15 Nov 2011
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