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We headed for Corcovado National Park. That's where we met the godfather. He was our guide. The first thing he said was, "Never mind how much *wildlife you see here. What matters is how much of it sees you." We kept quiet.
Is the word "wildlife" always uncountable?
We headed for Corcovado National Park. That's where we met the godfather. He was our guide. The first thing he said was, "Never mind how much *wildlife you see here. What matters is how much of it sees you." We kept quiet.
Is the word "wildlife" always uncountable?
Is the word "wildlife" always uncountable?
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- Polish
I don't imagine its plural so it always must be uncountable. 🤔
- English (US)
Yes, it's always uncountable because it's a mass noun. Mass nouns are inherently uncountable
(air, snow, intelligence, wildlife)
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- Polish
@janines But "air", "snow", "intelligence" are NOT always uncountable. They have their plurals. "Wildlife" is always uncountable.
- English (US)
@marian333 But I was talking about mass nouns. As a mass noun, they would always be uncountable. They are only countable when they are not being using as a mass noun. Those are just examples of mass nouns.
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- Polish
@janines Sure you're right. Maybe with just one exception but I may be wrong. What about "The Snows of Kilimanjaro"? 🤔
- English (US)
@marian333 Then that wouldn't be the mass noun form.
Snow = mass noun (uncountable)
Snows (n) = time periods of snow or snowstorm events (different noun and rarely used). I only see it occasionally in literature.
We would never say "there is not many snows today."
More often "snows" is used as a verb, such as "it snows."
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