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Old 26-May-2005, 13:21
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Are these sentences correct?
1a. How many clothes should I bring?
1b. How much clothes should I bring?

2a.You should bring five clothes.
2b.You should bring five clothes items.
2c.You should bring five pieces of
clothes.

3a.How much is these clothes?
3b.How much are these clothes?
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Old 26-May-2005, 20:49
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Are these sentences correct?
1a. How many clothes should I bring? not OK

1b. How much clothes should I bring? OK

2a.You should bring five clothes. Five pieces of clothing.

2b.You should bring five clothes items. Five clothing items.

2c.You should bring five pieces of
clothes. ...five pieces of clothing

3a.How much is these clothes? not OK ( however used quite commonly)

3b.How much are these clothes?
are
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Old 26-May-2005, 21:14
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Are these sentences correct?
1a. How many clothes should I bring?
1b. How much clothes should I bring?

2a.You should bring five clothes.
2b.You should bring five clothes items.
2c.You should bring five pieces of
clothes.

3a.How much is these clothes?
3b.How much are these clothes?
Clothes has no singular. Instead we use words like "something to wear", a piece of clothing, an article.
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Old 27-May-2005, 16:32
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Are these sentences correct?
1a. How many clothes should I bring? OK
1b. How much clothes should I bring? NOT OK

How much clothing should I bring? OK
I have too much clothing. OK
I have too many clothes. OK
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Old 27-May-2005, 18:07
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Are these sentences correct?
1a. How many clothes should I bring? OK
1b. How much clothes should I bring? NOT OK

How much clothing should I bring? OK
I have too much clothing. OK
I have too many clothes. OK


1b. How much clothes should I bring? NOT OK

Clothes is a plural uncountable noun, therefore it goes with with much very well. And it's also grammatically correct.
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Old 27-May-2005, 22:45
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I'm afraid clothes is not an uncountable noun. Uncountable nouns do not have plural forms. Clothing is an uncountable noun.

My clothes are old.
My clothing is old.
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I think that clothes is an uncountable noun, one that is always expressed in the plural like scissors or pants .
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Old 28-May-2005, 00:37
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I'm afraid clothes is not an uncountable noun. Uncountable nouns do not have plural forms. Clothing is an uncountable noun.

My clothes are old. OK
My clothing is old.
OK



Clothing is an uncountable noun.

And so is clothes "Clothes" is a collective noun and therefore uncountable.

Question:

Do you say "I have one clothe"?
or
"I have two/three/four/ clothes"????

If English is your native language,you know you wouldn't say that, would you?
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Old 28-May-2005, 04:05
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Consider what's not been stated:

1c. How many items should I bring?
1d. How many items of clothing should I bring?
1e. How many clothes should I bring?
1f. How much (stuff) should I bring?

1b. How much clothing should I bring? ('clothing' is expressed as a pile, i.e., collective and non-count, but that's not the meaning you intended, I believe.)
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Meow! Luv-ely, Marylin.
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