[Vocabulary] Grain or grains

[florin1990]

Hello, could anyone please tell me if it is correct both forms or just 'Grain'?

Thank you!

 

[charliedeut]

Hi,

grain - WordReference.com Dictionary of English. I tried the plural and got redirected to the singular.

However, Cereal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, where it is used in the plural.

So I would guess that the singular is used for the plant, and the plural when you refer to the fruit/seed of the plant.

Greetings,

charliedeut

 

[bhaisahab]

It depends on context.

 

[charliedeut]

It depends on context.

Yes, of course. How silly of me!

 

[bhaisahab]

Yes, of course. How silly of me!

Yours was a good answer. it wasn't at all silly.

 

[charliedeut]

Yours was a good answer. it wasn't at all silly.

Thanks. But my forgetfulness of context was.

 

[florin1990]

In the context,' grain' was refering to cereals as a whole. something like that : '' in pots were kept grain/grains, as well as liquids''. Some time ago I encountered a similar exemple regarding the word 'root (s)' .Both forms were considered correct and I would like to know if my exemple is much the same .
Thank you!

 

[5jj]

In the context,' grain' was refering to cereals as a whole. something like that : '' in pots were kept grain/grains, as well as liquids''. Some time ago I encountered a similar ex[STRIKE]e[/STRIKE]ample regarding the word 'root (s)' .Both forms were considered correct and I would like to know if my exemple is much the same.

In those contexts, I'd expect 'grain' (uncountable) and 'roots' (plural). 'Grains' is possible if we are emphasising that various different kinds (wheat, bearley, rye, etc) are being kept. I don't see a context for 'root'. As far as I know, 'root' is always countable.