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· 1 Months ago

sound is countable as well as uncountable as per Oxford dic

Question:
DIRECTIONS: In questions below, a sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part, which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose ‘No improvement’ option.

A large variety of sounds could be heard in the forest. 

Options:
A) Many sounds
B) Many sound 
C) Much sound 
D) No improvement
Solution:
Solution: (a) ‘Sound’ is a countable noun, so ‘many sounds’ is the best choice.

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· 1 Months ago

Dear Student,
Yes sound is both countable as well as uncountable.

But here, it is written that a large variety of sounds, therefore MANY SOUNDS is used.

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