please tell whether potato is countable or not?

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Hi all!

My friends and I are stuck over a question from an assorted english workbook.
Here is the question we are suffering from:

Q1:
there/is/are/a lot of/many/some/potato/potatoes/in the garden.

Here is an answer we come up with:
A1: There are a lot of potates in the garden.

Please help clarify!

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These are the answers:

There are a lot of/many/some potatoes in the garden.

Potatoes are countable until they have been mashed or otherwise incorporated into a meal and no longer resemble individual vegetables.

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Thank you so much for your help, Mister Micawber!

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Hi Mister Micawber,

the workbook has been returned, but my score surprised my friends and me a lot!
You probably dont to believe that the sentence
“there are some potatoes in the garden” is wrong.

I asked for reasons, and she explained that

I doubt if she is correct!

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You’re right: she’s wrong.

Of course, few things are really wrong in English-- we often say There’s rather than There’re because it is easier to pronounce:

“There’s seven sandwiches in the fridge for you.”
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Thank you very much for your help, Mister Micawber!