The term 'thousands of tons of rice' is in the third person, the thing spoken about; 'thousands of tons' is plural; 'rice' is an uncountable noun form.
Rice is both singular and plural. When it's plural it would be grains of rice or cups of rice. When you talk about different kinds of rice it becomes rices.
Yes, sack of rice is a count noun:The singular is a sack of rice.The plural is sacks of rice.
The noun 'rice' is an uncountable (mass) noun as a word for a substance.An uncountable noun is quantified by a partitive noun, for example, a grain of rice, a cup of rice, a pound of rice, etc.The plural form of the noun 'rice' is reserved for 'types of' or 'kinds of', for example, a selection of rices, a menu of rices, a variety of rices, etc.
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The correct form depends on how it is used. The forms of eat are:eat / eats / ate / eaten / eatingI eat rice everyday. = present simpleThe doctor eats rice everyday. = present simple (third person singular)I ate rice yesterday. = past simpleI have eaten rice all my life. = present perfect.I am eating rice now. = present contiuous.
Rice is both singular and plural. When it's plural it would be grains of rice or cups of rice. When you talk about different kinds of rice it becomes rices.
Yes, sack of rice is a count noun:The singular is a sack of rice.The plural is sacks of rice.
The noun rice is a singular form, a non-count (mass) noun. Multiple units are expressed as grains of rice, cups of rice, a rice dish or rice dishes, etc. The plural form 'rices' is reserved for use with types or kinds of rices. For example: The buffet included dishes prepared from three types of rices.
We use some when we are talking either about more than one or about something we cannot count. Some = an amount/number of. Eg some sugar.Any is used instead of some in questions and after negatives. Eg Do you want any rice. No I don't want any rice.Some and any are not singular or plural words themselves but are used with plural nouns or less commonly with singular nouns.Some and any can be determiners, pronouns or adverbs.
Present.Example: "He has a book." [When does he have it?] He HAS it now.Has is the third person singular form (s form) of have. It is present tense. Has is used with he/she/it or a singular noun as subject.He likes rice. The teacher likes rice.
The noun 'rice' is an uncountable (mass) noun as a word for a substance.An uncountable noun is quantified by a partitive noun, for example, a grain of rice, a cup of rice, a pound of rice, etc.The plural form of the noun 'rice' is reserved for 'types of' or 'kinds of', for example, a selection of rices, a menu of rices, a variety of rices, etc.
The verb is singular if the two subjects separated by and refer to the same person or thing.Red beans and rice is my mom's favorite dish.
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it can take any of the verb forms:base verb -- I eat rice.third person singular -- He eats rice toopast -- I ate rice yesterday.past participle -- I have eaten rice everydaypresent participle -- I am eating rice now.
One grain of rice is called a grain of rice. The plural form is grains of rice.
The dog's owner is looking for him. dog's - singular possessive noun The teachers' cars have been stolen. teachers' -plural possessive noun