train time or train times

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jasonlulu_2000

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We will be happy to give you up-to-date information on bus and train _______.
A. time B. times

I thought time is uncountable like in "arrival time, departure time, closing time". So I choose A.

Am I right?

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Jason
 

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We will be happy to give you up-to-date information on bus and train _______.
A. time B. times

I thought time is uncountable like in "arrival time, departure time, closing time". So I choose A.

Am I right?

Thanks

Jason

No, B is correct.
 

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In this case they are talking about a list of different times at which the trains come and go. So there is more than one "time" that you can catch the train. So it is plural in this sense.
 

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In this case they are talking about a list of different times at which the trains come and go. So there is more than one "time" that you can catch the train. So it is plural in this sense.

I´m not a teacher but I agree with this :)
 

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I thought time is uncountable like in "arrival time, departure time, closing time". So I choose A.

Am I right?

Time can be countable- many nouns can be both countable and uncountable.
 
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