[Grammar] Tensions

[elenah]

Hello there,
I was wondering if you could help me.
Why is in this question
''What caused tensions between the three man and the guide?"

'' Tensions'' and not '' tension''?

Thank you very much in advance

 

[Raymott]

Re: Tentions

Quite simply, there is more than one cause of tension between them, hence tensions.

Do you mean, "Why is 'tensions' in this sentence, and not 'tension'?"; "Why is 'tension' in the plural in this sentence?"

 

[elenah]

Re: Tentions

Thank you.
Yes, that's exactly what I was trying to ask.
Is ''tension'' single countable noun?

Quite simply, there is more than one cause of tension between them, hence tensions.

Do you mean, "Why is 'tensions' in this sentence, and not 'tension'?"; "Why is 'tension' in the plural in this sentence?"

 

[Matthew Wai]

Re: Tentions

'Tension' could be either countable or uncountable according to definition#2 at www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/tension