Hi Everyone,
Any rules about when to use "effort" or "efforts"? Which of the following sentence should I choice? Why?
1. "He climbed the hill without effort."
2. "He climbed the hill without efforts."
3. "The doctor's effort to improve..."
4. "The doctor's efforts to improve..."
5. "Please put more effort into your work."
6. "Please put more efforts into your work."
7. "He made an effort to climb the wall."
8. "He made efforts to climb the wall."
Thanks a lot.
An effort or efforts?
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Re: An effort or efforts?
weibing wrote:Hi Everyone,
Any rules about when to use "effort" or "efforts"? Which of the following sentence should I choice? Why?
1. "He climbed the hill without effort."
2. "He climbed the hill without efforts."
3. "The doctor's effort to improve..."
4. "The doctor's efforts to improve..."
5. "Please put more effort into your work."
6. "Please put more efforts into your work."
7. "He made an effort to climb the wall."
8. "He made efforts to climb the wall."
Thanks a lot.
I don't have a rule ... but I can tell you which of the following are correct
Number 1, Number 2, Number 5, Number 7