hello, got a puzzle here. Please could you help me out?
1--"There is some candy in the cupboard" WHY NOT "There are some candies in the cupboard".
***** NOT A TEACHER *****
(1) I researched your question on the Web, and some people
sense a difference.
(2) Some people would prefer "There's some
candy in the cupboard."
You are referring to an AMOUNT of candy.
(3) Some people prefer to use
candies when you wish to emphasize
PIECES of candy or KINDS of candy.
(a) For example, here in the United States there is a famous store that
sells candy. I guess that I can name it. (I am NOT getting paid for this
advertisement!!!) It's called SEE'S CANDIES. I guess the company
uses
candies because it offers many KINDS of candy.
(4) I have also noticed that some people who come to the United States
sometimes use neither
candy nor
candies. For some reason, they use the
word
chocolates to refer to any kind of candy. Instead of saying, "Would
you like some candy?" they ask "Would you like some chocolates?"
(5) If I were you, I would use
candy in most circumstances.
