Snappy
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- Mar 24, 2009
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- Japanese
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- Japan
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- Japan
According to Newbury House Dictionary of American English, "service" is an uncountable noun when it means the care of a machine to keep it in good working order: When our oven broke, we called a repairman for service.
According to Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionar of English, "service" is a countable noun when it means an examination of a vehicle or machine followed by any work that is necessary to keep it operating well: I had taken the car in for a service.
The above explanations confuse me.
Are the following sentences okay?
1. When our oven broke, we called a repairman for a service.
2. I had taken the car in for service.
3. That company provides after-sales service/after-sales services/an after-sales services.
4. The same as 3. in sentence structure but "good" is added before "after-sales."
According to Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionar of English, "service" is a countable noun when it means an examination of a vehicle or machine followed by any work that is necessary to keep it operating well: I had taken the car in for a service.
The above explanations confuse me.
Are the following sentences okay?
1. When our oven broke, we called a repairman for a service.
2. I had taken the car in for service.
3. That company provides after-sales service/after-sales services/an after-sales services.
4. The same as 3. in sentence structure but "good" is added before "after-sales."