the concept of uncountable nouns

[D***@kkcity.com.tw]

Emperor penguins have interesting egg-laying habits
^^^
My question is why it cannot be the form " habit," but must be plural?

isn't the word "habit" here to show their usual behaviour? if it were, it

should be a single form, isn't it?
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Post by D***@kkcity.com.tw
Emperor penguins have interesting egg-laying habits
^^^
My question is why it cannot be the form " habit," but must be plural?
isn't the word "habit" here to show their usual behaviour? if it were, it
should be a single form, isn't it?

According to Longman ONLINE, "habit" can be a countable or uncountable
noun. So, the question here is how many different kinds of behavior
patterns you know regarding emperor penguins' egg-laying habits. In
other words, the author knows there're more than one egg-laying habits,
and that's why he wrote it that way. Of course, if you are so sure
there's only one single kind of egg-laying habit, then, yeah, go ahead
and write "habit".

[DJ]

Post by DJ
other words, the author knows there're more than one egg-laying habits,

other words, the author knows there's more than one egg-laying habit,

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Post by D***@kkcity.com.tw
Emperor penguins have interesting egg-laying habits
^^^
My question is why it cannot be the form " habit," but must be plural?

No, it could be singular.
Emperor penguins have an interesting egg-laying habit.

Post by D***@kkcity.com.tw
isn't the word "habit" here to show their usual behaviour? if it were, it
should be a single form, isn't it?

Why? Maybe they have more than one interesting egg-laying habit.

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