AwkwardMango 418 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Hi everyone! i was wondering for the sentence below why isn’t need “needs”? Isn’t it countable? Sentence: A no-smoking program has helped overweight people reduce their risk of heart attacks or their (need) for surgery by 63 percent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lighterxx 12,204 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 I need water, I need food, I need surgery, I have many needs. Need here is only one thing and not plural so no (s) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwkwardMango 418 Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, lighterxx said: I need water, I need food, I need surgery, I have many needs. Need here is only one thing and not plural so no (s) Oh thank you so much!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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