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[ hohm -wurk ]
- schoolwork assigned to be done outside the classroom ( distinguished from classwork ).
- a single assignment of such schoolwork: Homeworks are due at the beginning of class.
- paid work done at home , as piecework.
to do one's homework for the next committee meeting.
/ ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk /
- school work done out of lessons, esp at home
- any preparatory study
- work done at home for pay
Word History and Origins
Origin of homework 1
Idioms and Phrases
Example sentences.
Now, they log on to Zoom from their bedrooms, surrounded by unfinished homework assignments and tattered stuffed animals, waiting to be assigned calls, texts and emails by the trained therapists who oversee the program.
Yow started her homework and saw Frese had gone 35-22 with two winning seasons at Ball State, which hadn’t had a winning record in its previous nine seasons.
Do some homework before investing in a diamond, and that lifelong commitment.
Another poster included an image of their losses over what appeared to be online math homework.
As we countdown to Inauguration Day, I've been doing my homework—and looking to the past for inspiration.
“I can help my children with their homework and sometimes we text in English at my job,” Santos says.
Scheunemann, meanwhile, had no idea who Spencer was, and did some homework.
She jumped at the chance to watch RT, or jumped at the chance to skip calculus homework.
And we encourage parent-student “contracts,” for class attendance, homework submission and even extra-curriculum activities.
Adicéam did his homework, spending 50 days collecting pieces, many with unexpected stories behind them.
Much of this homework is done by a very bad light and the boy's eyes suffer much.
For homework we have prepared alphabets where the letters are printed in type-writing order.
His parents were always getting angry with him for losing his clothes, or his toys, or his homework.
Only at the time when he was going to Beauregard School, with his homework.
And once a week or twice a week she was sending her homework or something to him.
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48 thoughts on “ Countable or uncountable, and why it matters ”It’s helpful… Extremely helpful. A little bit of a headache Is it? Then you’ll HATE advanced English. Thanks a lot, Liz, for this excellent explanation. It is clear and concise! Need to talk to you about the use of an apostrophe though. One uncountable noun ending in ‘s’ that could be added to the list is news. It is difficult for French students to use a singular verb -what is the news? the news is good- since les nouvelles is a plural and need a plural verb! Yes, that’s a very good addition. I loved the article but would have liked to see my personal pet peeve. The countable error I see everywhere I go is the “ten items or less” signs which should be “10 items or fewer”. I did know a checkout clerk who put up their own, corrected sign at their place of employment. Joshua, see my post on just this subject: https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2014/05/28/less-or-fewer/ I guess maybe you can say: “This piece of news is good” to avoid confusion but I saw it is not very usual. This kind of confusion can happen also in my language, Italian. Yes, we’d be more likely to say: ‘That’s good news’, but we could say for example ‘I have a piece of news I think you’ll like’. Hi Liz , Thank you very much for posting this informative article about countable and uncountable nouns.To be honest, I always had a confusion of not having indefinite article before a noun ( I did not know until now that it was because they were uncountable nouns☺). So , keep your good work up of enlightening guys like us about the unseen patterns of grammar in Language of English. Confusion is also uncountable…. NOT a confusion. very best issues in my life I need such guidance … Really now I got why it’s not informatiions…same is the with findings, repercussions etc Thank you for this article It is very effective to understand a challenging topic I always struggle with!! About the puzzle of “any” (Some and any are used with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns, but not with singular countable nouns), which one should be more suitable, 1. Is there any question to ask the speaker? 2. Are there any questions to ask the speaker? Thanks a lot. The second one is correct. The first one is not correct. Hello, Liz. I’ve been following some of your posts and they’re all extremely helpful. Thank you for the good work made available through the blog. I’ve seen a few times in American series, though not much frequently, people saying “a water”… For example: A: I went to get her water and she ran away. B: Did you let her all by herself here and went to get her a water? (I imagine a water equals a glass of water, in the context of the scene) Do people in England also say such a thing? Thanks in advance, It sounds quite unlikely to me. In theory, it’s possible in the context of being in a pub or cafe, but it would be much more common to say ‘some water’ or ‘a bottle/glass of water’. Hi Liz, thanks a lot for the reply. Yeah, it does seem unlikely to me too, especially for being a non-native speaker and having always been pointed out to by teachers that it’s completely wrong to say such a thing. I guess that’s quite Ame. If you ever want to check it out, it happened in the series Suits, season 01 – episode 06, at the moment 05:36. The precise words were “You left her alone to get her a water?”. Hello, Liz. Thank you for your articles. Could you explain why did you omit ‘a’ before ‘cafe’ in your previous answer: ‘…it’s possible in the context of being in a pub or cafe…’? Thanks. Denis – because if you link two countable nouns with ‘and’ or ‘or’, you only need to put an article in front of the first one, although it is not wrong to put them twice. Yes thank you 😎 Thanks, Liz. It’s a great article on grammar. It is emerging issue ,thanks for making blog. Thanks,but how correct is it to use ‘much’ on a countable noun like MONEY instead of ‘many’?.Example;how much do have with you Liz,one US dollar says Liz.Anticipating ur response via my email We say ‘how much’ as a short form of ‘how much money and money is uncountable: that’s why it’s ‘much’. Dollar is countable, so you’d have to say ‘How many dollars do you have?’ although that’s a very unlikely sentence. But we can count money We have to think about the word, not the item. We can’t say one money, two money. I have a rather odd question. ‘Money’ is listed in the dictionary as an uncountable noun. However its older plural form ‘monies’ has been listed as a plural noun as well. Now as both a life long speaker and a teacher I’ve never used it though I have occasionally come across its use in spoken (I always dismissed it as a spoken error) and a student’s question has left me confused. Very useful to Asian .Thank you! I want to be in this group I want to join in this group please Very good. I need such guidance.. Hi Liz, I’ve said “Is there any problem?”. But according to your article, I should’ve said “Are there any problems?” Yes, or ‘Is there a problem.’ However, I must say that your sentence doesn’t sound totally wrong to me – I think it might be possible in a fairly informal situation – just don’t write it in an exam! Liz, could you comment some more words: salad, toast, pizza, cereal. Salad and pizza can be C or U depending on whether you are talking about the food in general or a single portion/dish of it, as described above. Toast and cereal would be U in almost all cases, though it is possible to imagine a sentence such as ‘It is made from a mixture of four different cereals.’ I can’t think of a plausible context for making ‘toast’ countable, though someone else might! Thanks for good post, I enjoy and I feel so easy to understand about articles. Hi everyone, how can I do to improve my English? Fine some method, please. My students struggle with “Do you like dog?” versus “Do you like dogs?” – I though this was an obvious place to go from the picture, but… Hi Liz ‼ I just found that I always make mistakes when I am writing or speaking. I’m poor in English. Thanks very much for your help us 😁 Hi Liz, thank you very much. It helps us a lot. Could you please explain what’s wrong with “do you have any coat” and how to fix it? See this part of my post: Some and any are used with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns, but not with singular countable nouns: Coat is a singular not a plural noun, so you need to say ‘Do you have a coat?’ Thank you, awesome! Leave a Reply Cancel replyDiscover more from about words - cambridge dictionary blog. Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive. Type your email… Continue reading
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HOMEWORK definition: 1. work that teachers give their students to do at home: 2. work that teachers give their students…. Learn more.
HOMEWORK definition: 1. work that teachers give students to do at home: 2. to prepare carefully for a situation: . Learn more.
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3 meanings: 1. school work done out of lessons, esp at home 2. any preparatory study 3. work done at home for pay.... Click for more definitions.
Homework definition: schoolwork assigned to be done outside the classroom (distinguished from classwork).. See examples of HOMEWORK used in a sentence.
homework - WordReference English dictionary, questions, discussion and forums. All Free. ... 'homework' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): assign - assist - bone - classwork - crib - do - get on - loiter - peg - preparation - pump - schoolwork - study hall - task.
HOMEWORK meaning: 1. work that teachers give their students to do at home: 2. work that teachers give their students…. Learn more.
1. : work that a student is given to do at home. Please do/finish your homework. She started her algebra homework. — compare classwork. 2. : research or reading done in order to prepare for something — used in the phrase do your homework. The candidate did his homework [=studied the issues] before the debate.
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Sergey Ryumin / Moment / Getty Images. by Liz Walter Many dictionaries for learners of English (including the one on this site) show whether nouns are 'countable' or 'uncountable', often using the abbreviations C and U. Countable nouns are things that you can count - one dog, two dogs, twenty dogs, etc. Uncountable nouns are things that you cannot count - water, sadness, plastic, etc.
The homework assignments are worth 10% of the final grade. I have some homework to do on the Civil War. I want you to hand in this homework on Friday. The science teacher always gives a lot of homework. They get a lot of homework in English. They get masses of homework at secondary school. We had to write out one of the exercises for homework.
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Definition of homework noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. ... Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary app. 2 (informal) work that someone does to prepare for something You could tell that he had really done his ...
HOMEWORK meaning: 1. work that teachers give students to do at home: 2. to prepare carefully for a situation: . Learn more.
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