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8 February

Japanese

English (US)

Question about English (US)

Is the word "skill" countable or uncountable?
Can you please tell me by showing examples?

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HebrewDane

8 February

English (US)

I never understood the whole countable/uncountable thing. I never knew about it till I started on this site.
But as to your question, you can say "skill" in singular or "skills" in plural.
"Her skill in piano playing is exceptional."
"It takes various skills to play baseball well."
Not sure this is the correct anwer to your question though. I am uncertain sometimes......

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Greeny111

8 February

English (US)

countable
for example the following are times where I count "skill"
"I have one skill I'm good at." or "To write a good paper you need three important skills, (list out the skills)"

let me know if you have any questions!

nomadatlatl

8 February

Japanese

@HebrewDane Thanks a lot as always. Hmm, whether some word is countable or not is occasionally hard to recognize to native speakers!
Your answer is what I wanted to know, because it's useful to hear how native speakers feel about this issue.👍

nomadatlatl

8 February

Japanese

@Greeny111 Thanks a lot as always.
My dictionary says "skill" is uncountable while showing plural examples such as language skills, communication skills etc.
Your explanation helps a lot. I've learned a lot!(⁠ᵔ⁠ᴥ⁠ᵔ⁠)

bsloan7

8 February

English (US)

Here’s an example sentence with “skill” as an uncountable noun:

Creating sculptures from marble takes a lot of skill.

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nomadatlatl

8 February

Japanese

@bsloan7 Oh, thanks a lot as always. You're so nice! I appreciate your kindness anytime. (⁠ᵔ⁠ᴥ⁠ᵔ⁠)

bsloan7

8 February

English (US)

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Is the word "skill" countable or uncountable?
Can you please tell me by showing examples?

Is the word "skill" countable or uncountable? Can you please tell me by showing examples? See a translation

countablefor example the following are times where I count "skill""I have one skill I'm good at." or "To write a good paper you need three important skills, (list out the skills)"let me know if you have any questions!

Here’s an example sentence with “skill” as an uncountable noun:Creating sculptures from marble takes a lot of skill.

Is the word "skill" countable or uncountable?
Can you please tell me by showing examples?

countable
for example the following are times where I count "skill"
"I have one skill I'm good at." or "To write a good paper you need three important skills, (list out the skills)"

let me know if you have any questions!

Here’s an example sentence with “skill” as an uncountable noun:

Creating sculptures from marble takes a lot of skill.