2007-11-16 09:23:05 · 10 answers · asked by Caterina 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
i am non a native english speaker first of all. then ... i know how to form plural don't worry, but i' ve found a word "cellars2 and in the sentence it seemed to be to describe one place and not two or three. that's why i asked you. THANKS!
2007-11-16 09:36:40 · update #1
Caterina,
In some old houses the cellar is subdivided; ours has a general cellar area and one for the coal, but just one access.
In stately homes there are several separate cellars in which various things were stored in the past, such as wine, preserves, cured meats, vegetables, etc...and some cellars were used as laundry areas to wash and dry clothes.
In that sort of context, they are referred to in the plural.
2007-11-16 13:22:40 · answer #1 · answered by WISE OWL 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Cellar, singular. Ending with s, plural.
2007-11-16 09:31:37 · answer #2 · answered by Darth Eugene Vader 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
surely it's plural, it says that there is more than 1 cellar
2007-11-16 09:26:08 · answer #3 · answered by OmsAli 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A cellar is a single, cellars is plural....
2007-11-16 09:26:08 · answer #4 · answered by McCanns are guilty 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
cellar =singular
cellars=plural
singular: 1 only
plural: more than 1
2007-11-16 09:31:11 · answer #5 · answered by Read B 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
cellars - more than one cellar - plural
2007-11-16 09:27:44 · answer #6 · answered by cheesypeeps 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Give us the passage you're reading and I'll try to help make it clear.
2007-11-16 10:12:33 · answer #7 · answered by garik 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is hard to believe that question was asked. Maybe you should start watching "Are you smarter than a 5th grader?".
That question sounds like a 3rd grade grammar question.
2007-11-16 09:34:44 · answer #8 · answered by rnwallace07 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
you do know what plural means don't you?
2007-11-16 09:32:05 · answer #9 · answered by lizzie 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
one cellar
two cellars
is it clear now?
2007-11-16 09:27:17 · answer #10 · answered by Phil McCracken 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋