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Omar Ahmed Posted 7 years ago
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A puzzling question
One of the disadvantages of (organ/ organs) transplantation is the illicit trafficking of human organs, which has become a major trade , so laws must be passed to prevent this crime.
I think that both 'organ' and 'organs' are OK. Is there a rule for using plural or singular nouns before other nouns?
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Omar Ahmed I think that both 'organ' and 'organs' are OK. Only "organ" is OK. Omar Ahmed Is there a rule for using plural or singular nouns before other nouns?
- Omar Ahmed I think that both 'organ' and 'organs' are OK.
- Only "organ" is OK.
- Omar Ahmed Is there a rule for using plural or singular nouns before other nouns?
- Almost always we use the singular, even if the meaning seems to be logically plural.
- Plural attributive nouns are quite uncommon, although some do exist.
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Omar AhmedI think that both 'organ' and 'organs' are OK.
Only "organ" is OK.
Omar AhmedIs there a rule for using plural or singular nouns before other nouns?
Almost always we use the singular, even if the meaning seems to be logically plural. Plural attributive nouns are quite uncommon, although some do exist. Ofte
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