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September 09, 2017

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Literature Subjects for Form 1 to Form 5 (2017)

CLOTHES or CLOTHS or CLOTHING - Grammar

CLOTHES or CLOTHS or CLOTHING Clothes is always plural. My clothes are warm is always the correct sentence. My suit (of clothes) is warm is the correct sentence. His new clothes look good. (correct) His new clothes looks good. (wrong) I wear these clothes every day. (correct) I wear this clothing every day. (unnatural; overly formal) When referring to a specific “number of clothes”, we would say “piece of clothing”, “article of clothing”, or “item of clothing”, for example: I bought a new piece of clothing. (correct) I bought a new clothes. (wrong) You will get a discount if you buy five or more articles of clothing. (correct) You will get a discount if you buy five or more clothes. (unnatural) When to Use Cloths A cloth is a piece of fabric. Cloths is just the plural form of that noun. You pronounce cloths like “klawths” or “kloths.” Here are some helpful examples. Nina cleaned the furniture with cloths made from an old T-shirt. Cathy ...

Grammar Series 2 (Distinction in English: Grammar Handbook): Phrasal Verbs [K to Z]

Please refer to Grammar Series 1 (Distinction in English: Grammar Handbook): Phrasal Verbs [A to K] for notes.

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