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[Oceanlike]

Question: All the equipment in the factory 'require or requires' servicing.

Although equipment is an uncountable noun, but I used 'require' because of the presence of 'all'. However, the answer key says 'requires'.

Please help me to understand the reason.

Thank you! :-D

 

[Rover_KE]

Like 'money' in your other thread, 'equipment' is uncountable, as you said. It takes the singular verb.

 

[Oceanlike]

This means that the presence of 'All' does not matter for uncountable nouns?

Thanks!

 

[Rover_KE]

Correct.


All the girls were on time.
All the money was spent.
All the boys were late.
All the water was spilt.