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Hi everybody,He is the only person who/that won gold medal in both the Olympics and the Paralympics.1. Is 'both' good in that position? Is 'both' good at all? At first I would say that it is good but I'm not sure.2. 'medal' or 'medals'? Are both of them correct? What is the difference in the latter (both of them correct) case?Thanks for your help in advance.

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

He is the only person who/that won gold medal in both the Olympics and the Paralympics.

Hole One a New See1. Is 'both' good in that position? Is 'both' good at all? At first I would say that it is good but I'm not sure.

'both' is OK in that position. It is optional, however, so if you like the sound of it better without 'both', leave it out.

Hole One a New See2. 'medal' or 'medals'? Are both of them correct? What is the difference in the latter (both of them correct) case?

You can't use 'medal' without 'a', so yours is a false choice. Here's your choice:

... who won a gold medal ... or ... who won gold medals.

If this person won only one gold medal in each of the two competitions (for a total of two), I would write 'a gold medal'. If this person won more than one gold medal in one or the other or in both of the two competitions (for a total of three or more), I would write 'gold medals'.

CJ

Hole One a New See · Answer

Thank you very much, CalifJim

Should I use the plural form if the given sentence is blurry? To be honest it is a question in a Hungarian forum (somebody asks how he should translate it). It is not clear whether the sportsman (sportswoman) won more than one medal in either (or both) the Olympics or the Paralympics or not. It is sure he won at least one medal in each of the two competitions.

Thanks for your help in advance.

CalifJim · Answer

Hole One a New SeeShould I use the plural form if the given sentence is ~~blurry~~ unclear?

Sorry, but you can't use 'blurry' here. That means that the ink smudged and it's hard to read the sentence because of it.

Hole One a New SeeIt is sure he won at least one medal in each of the two competitions.

I would use "a gold medal" in that case, though it doesn't matter a great deal which you choose.

CJ

Mellie Daracen 7123 · Answer

To Hole One a New See: In all the competitions, one sportman garnered medals.

TY.

Hole One a New See · Answer

Thank you, CJ

To be honest, it is embarrassing a little bit. I checked it in Cambridge, Oxford, and Macmillan and finally I misread the definition somehow. Thanks for correction, please do it next time, too, if you have time for that beside answering the question. I think now these (= words 'unclear' and 'blurry') stuck in my mind permanently.

Is this last sentence correct? I would like to express that I will never forget it (after this explanation).

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