What do you think?
2006-09-19 05:50:39 · 5 answers · asked by Dave F 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Countable nouns are words which can be modified by a numeral and occur in both singular and plural form.
Wage is countable in its sense of a payment of salary, e.g., "John received a comfortable wage."
Wages is not countable in its meaning of money paid as salary, e.g., "Acme Company paid a total of $2,500,000 in wages last year."
Aaaargh!
2006-09-19 08:14:16 · answer #1 · answered by Deep Thought 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is a countable noun. It's unlike milk, smoke, sand or water etc.
2006-09-19 06:21:20 · answer #2 · answered by Harry thePotter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean "countable" ?? as in it could be included in a counting of all words in a passage of text?
2006-09-19 05:53:01 · answer #3 · answered by dontknow 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Given that it is a measurement of money, YES it is countable. It isn't like "sand," "hair," etc.
2006-09-19 05:59:39 · answer #4 · answered by retorik75 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't "cont" on it.
2006-09-19 05:54:52 · answer #5 · answered by Da Whispering Genius 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋