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subhajit123

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Is 'sweet' a countable noun or uncountable noun? And are these sentences correct?

1- You can take any sweets from the box.

2- You can take Sweet from the box.
 

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In this context, I would use it countably, so change the second to a sweet.
 

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If you mean these,

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they're countable.

'You can take a sweet/two sweets from the box.'

In BE you'll also hear 'sweety/sweeties' and 'toffee(s)'.

If this is another of your 'any' questions, you can say 'Take any sweet you like'/'Take any three sweets you want'.

In American English they come under the all-embracing term 'candy'.
 

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And change the capital letter in number 2 when you're adding the indefinite article.
 
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