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by selango » Mon Oct 25, 2010 9:24 am
Concerned with the number of meals they had remaining in their decreasing amount of food, the backpackers decided to return home a day earlier as they planned.

A. Concerned with the number of meals they had remaining in their decreasing amount of food, the backpackers decided to return home a day earlier as they planned

B. Concerned with the amount of meals they had remaining in their decreasing amount of food, the backpackers decided to return home a day earlier than they had planned

C. Concerned with the number of meals they had remaining in their decreasing number of food, the backpackers decided to return home a day earlier as they planned

D. Concerned with the number of meals they had remaining in their decreasing amount of food, the backpackers decided to return home a day earlier than they had planned


E. Concerned with the number of meals they had remaining in their decreasing amount of food, the backpackers decided to return home a day earlier than they planned

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by clock60 » Mon Oct 25, 2010 9:35 am
my vote for D, but very need clarification
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by shovan85 » Mon Oct 25, 2010 10:18 am
Plan is more PAST than their Decision. Usage of "HAD".
Came down to B and D

I know food is uncountable so AMOUNT is correct and MEALS are countable so NUMBER is required

IMO D
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by clock60 » Mon Oct 25, 2010 10:48 am
hi shovans
just for curiosity, are sure that meal has plural form. i applied to the dictionary but did not found useful info.our answers coinside but i am not sure ...
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by shovan85 » Mon Oct 25, 2010 10:59 am
clock60 wrote:hi shovans
just for curiosity, are sure that meal has plural form. i applied to the dictionary but did not found useful info.our answers coinside but i am not sure ...
I believe Meals are countable. Generally as a Noun Meal means "food served and eaten in one sitting". Thus multiple sittings multiple meals.

And FYI my hostel (where I stay) charges me per meal if not countable than how can he charge me so ;)
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by clock60 » Mon Oct 25, 2010 11:02 am
ok thanks,that`s what i want
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by selango » Mon Oct 25, 2010 11:49 am
clock60 wrote:hi shovans
just for curiosity, are sure that meal has plural form. i applied to the dictionary but did not found useful info.our answers coinside but i am not sure ...
Always remember the following rules,

Countable modifier is followed by Noun in plural form.

Countable Modifer+Noun(Plural)

Many books,few hats,Number of songs.

Non Countable modifier is followed by Noun in singular form.

Non Countable Modifer+Noun(Singular)

Much attention,less music,amount of money.

In this sentence,

meals-plural.Countable modifier must be used. So number of meals.

food-Singular.Non Countable modifier must be used. So amount of food.

Note: The words such as 'more','most','enough','all' can be used with both countable&uncountable nouns.

Hope this clarify!!
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by selango » Mon Oct 25, 2010 11:51 am
And FYI my hostel (where I stay) charges me per meal if not countable than how can he charge me so ;)
Creative thinking bro :lol:
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by shovan85 » Mon Oct 25, 2010 12:03 pm
selango wrote:
And FYI my hostel (where I stay) charges me per meal if not countable than how can he charge me so ;)
Creative thinking bro :lol:
hahahah :lol:
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by selango » Mon Oct 25, 2010 8:51 pm
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