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Exercise : Count and Noncount Nouns Exercise 2

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Put an X next to the words in the following list that can be used as either count or noncount nouns, depending on the context.

1. defense

2. beauty

3. garbage

4. experience

5. baggage

6. rain

7. rug

8. nature

9. bag

10. emotion

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