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hi,

how to tell when the word 'rest' is uncountable and when it is countable?

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What sort of 'rest'? When 'the rest' means 'the remaining people/things', it's countable; musical 'rests' are countable... I can't at the moment thing of a sort of 'rest' that is UC, but... :)


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i mean 'rest' as in taking a rest. i referred to a dictionary, it only gave me (countable/uncountable). no further explanation given.

thanks
 
BobK said:
What sort of 'rest'? When 'the rest' means 'the remaining people/things', it's countable; musical 'rests' are countable... I can't at the moment thing of a sort of 'rest' that is UC, but... :)


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sebayanpendam said:
i mean 'rest' as in taking a rest. i referred to a dictionary, it only gave me (countable/uncountable). no further explanation given.

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Countable: He's having/taking a rest now.

Uncountable: I have a serious illness so I need a lot of rest.
 
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