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Why thanks is plural noun?
, Taught English grammar. Answered 3 years ago · Author has 6.5K answers and 27.2M answer views. Thanks is a noun and it is always used as plural. We always say thanks to you… meaning a lot of thanks, nobody gives one thank or two thanks.
Why does Thanks have an S?
4 Answers. You’re right that “thanks” is always used as a plural noun, whereas when we say “thank you,” the word “thank” is a verb. You can explain that some nouns are always used in their plural form, and give other examples (clothes, outskirts, glasses, scissors, etc.).
Is Thank countable?
“thanks” is uncountable and there is no such thing as a single “thank”. However there is a countable noun, “thank-you”. I hope you gave John a big thank-you for all his help. thank-you (thangk′yo̅o̅′),adj.
Is News plural or singular?
We use the uncountable noun news to mean ‘information or reports about recent events’. It takes a singular verb: The news is good about Mary.
Is thank correct?
“Thanks” is the correct option. In addition to this, use thanks in informal occasions and thank you in formal occasions. Many people make the mistake of forming the plural of words by apostrophizing them (as in thank’s as plural of thank).
Is it Thank’s or thanks?
To thank (inifinitive) is to express appreciation or acknowledgment of an action of another person. Thanks (noun) is an expression of appreciation of an action of another person. It is almost always found in the plural, rarely in the singular. “Thank you!” is always correct.
Is thanks much correct English?
In my experience (U.S. English; Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and Florida) “Thanks much” is a quick informal expression similar to “Thanks!” On the other hand, “Thanks a lot” would be taken as sarcasm unless context and the tone of voice made it very clear that it was sincere.
Is thanksthanks singular or plural?
Thanksis considered a plural noun, however used to denote one expression of gratitude. There is a transition in the history from the obsolete singular form to the current plural form.
What is the difference between thanks and thanks?
Thanks is a noun and it is always used as plural. We always say thanks to you…meaning a lot of thanks, nobody gives one thank or two thanks. Thanks are always plural. We say” thanks a lot,all thanks to Almighty, thanks,a million thanks”. Thank is used as a verb. Here there is an ‘s’ when used with a singular noun or pronoun. I want to thank you.
What does it mean when you say thank you to someone?
When we say “thank you” to somebody it means “I want to thank you”. Thank is a verb here. It is uncountable. You can’t really have one thank, two thanks, etc, because thanks is not a physical thing, but an expression of gratitude.