The ‘s’ is there because it is what is known as an “error” 🙂
It is quite common for people to an an ‘s’ when it is wrong: hoursewares, luggages, clothings,…
Yes , I thought so , too. language is correct. Maybe it is “homeworks” when you are doing more than one type of homework? Like fish and fishes?? It must be British 🙂
Work is uncountable when it means effort, a job, study,…
Work is countable when it means something created, like art, music,…
“Homework” is study, so in that context it cannot be “homeworks”; to make it plural would you have to write something like “I was given three pieces of homework”.
The other use of work would be “Beethoven’s later works are very challenging”.
casanne
The ‘s’ is there because it is what is known as an “error” 🙂
It is quite common for people to an an ‘s’ when it is wrong: hoursewares, luggages, clothings,…
…also the title should use “language”, as I doubt anyone will want to ask a question about two languages at the same time.
(houseware, obviously)
Yes , I thought so , too. language is correct. Maybe it is “homeworks” when you are doing more than one type of homework? Like fish and fishes?? It must be British 🙂
Thank you for the answer, Peter
Work is uncountable when it means effort, a job, study,…
Work is countable when it means something created, like art, music,…
“Homework” is study, so in that context it cannot be “homeworks”; to make it plural would you have to write something like “I was given three pieces of homework”.
The other use of work would be “Beethoven’s later works are very challenging”.