- 8 Apr 2004
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Dear native English speakers,
which sentences would be used?
(1a) I had steak for dinner last night.
(1b) I had a steak for dinner last night.
(1c) I had some steak for dinner last night.
(2a) I usually have steak for dinner on weekends.
(2b) I usually have a steak for dinner on weekends.
(2c) I usually have steaks for dinner on weekends.
(3a) I had beef for dinner last night.
(3b) I had a beef for dinner last night. [I suppose this is incorrect.]
(3c) I had some beef for dinner last night.
[Do you ever say "beef steak"? Or just "steak" would be better?]
(4a) I had hamburger for lunch today. [I suppose this is incorrect.]
(4b) I had a hamburger for lunch today.
(4c) I had some hamburger for lunch today.
(5a) I usually have cake after lunch.
(5b) I usually have a cake after lunch.
(5c) I usually have some cake after lunch.
(5d) I usually have a piece of cake after lunch.
(6a) He doesn't have/eat any meat.
(6b) He doesn't have/eat any meats.
(6c) He doesn't have/eat meat.
(6d) He doesn't have/eat meats.
Thanks in advance.
Hirashin
P.S. The title is incomplete. It should be "Are these words countable nouns?"
which sentences would be used?
(1a) I had steak for dinner last night.
(1b) I had a steak for dinner last night.
(1c) I had some steak for dinner last night.
(2a) I usually have steak for dinner on weekends.
(2b) I usually have a steak for dinner on weekends.
(2c) I usually have steaks for dinner on weekends.
(3a) I had beef for dinner last night.
(3b) I had a beef for dinner last night. [I suppose this is incorrect.]
(3c) I had some beef for dinner last night.
[Do you ever say "beef steak"? Or just "steak" would be better?]
(4a) I had hamburger for lunch today. [I suppose this is incorrect.]
(4b) I had a hamburger for lunch today.
(4c) I had some hamburger for lunch today.
(5a) I usually have cake after lunch.
(5b) I usually have a cake after lunch.
(5c) I usually have some cake after lunch.
(5d) I usually have a piece of cake after lunch.
(6a) He doesn't have/eat any meat.
(6b) He doesn't have/eat any meats.
(6c) He doesn't have/eat meat.
(6d) He doesn't have/eat meats.
Thanks in advance.
Hirashin
P.S. The title is incomplete. It should be "Are these words countable nouns?"