Undoubtedly the dullest question of the festive period

[ferrariF50lover]

Gents,

"You like cake? We got cake!" is a perfectly valid sentence.

"You like rake? We got rake!" is not.

Rake is a word. Cake is a word. The pluralisation of each is a case of adding an 's'.
What's the rule that says cake is ok on its own, but rake needs 'a' in front of it?

[judas]

Cake can be used as a collective noun; rake cannot.

HTH

[TooMany2cvs]

ferrariF50lover said:

"You like cake? We got cake!" is a perfectly valid sentence.

"You like rake? We got rake!" is not.

HAVE. Not got, HAVE.

[Spare tyre]

Well it be on to this

[ferrariF50lover]

judas said:

Cake can be used as a collective noun; rake cannot.

HTH

Thank you.

I speak the language. I use it better than the average bear (not that that's a particular boast). I haven't a clue about the rules governing its construction.

[funkyrobot]

Epic fail

[mybrainhurts]

English ----->"You like cake? We got cake!"

Chinese ----->"You like rake? We got rake!"


Don't roo know anything, roo sirry irriot?

[deeen]

TooMany2cvs said:

ferrariF50lover said:

"You like cake? We got cake!" is a perfectly valid sentence.

"You like rake? We got rake!" is not.

HAVE. Not got, HAVE.

"We have rake" is a perfectly valid sentence if referring to the rake of a mast.