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Jackson6612 Posted 17 years ago
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8 English kings

Do you find the below sentences correct?

1 - There were eight English kings whose names were Henry.
2 - There were 8 English kings whose name was Henry.
  

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#1 is OK. #2 is not. Also: There were eight English kings named Henry.

  • #1 is OK.
  • #2 is not.
  • Also: There were eight English kings named Henry.
  • The eighth was something special!
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#1 is OK. #2 is not.

Also:
There were eight English kings named Henry.

The eighth was something special!

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Hi Alpheccas,

Thank you for the help. Clive just mentioned the lyrics of this song in my other post.

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