rest countability

[sebayanpendam]

hi,

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

thanks

 

[BobK]

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]

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

thanks

 

[BRENOIRONMAIDEN]

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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:up:

 

[emsr2d2]

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

thanks

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

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

 

[BobK]

:up: Thought so. ;-)

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