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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

A series of

Hi,

Is it singular or plural for a series of X? For instance, must I say 'a series of sounds invades the place' or 'a series of sounds invade the place'? Is it singular because of 'series' or plural because of 'sounds'?

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Hi; Series is one of those words in English where the plural form is identical to the singular. It is singular when it means a single ordered set of similar objects. Singular: A series of historical plays by Shakespeare was written in the early 1600s.

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  • Hi; Series is one of those words in English where the plural form is identical to the singular.
  • It is singular when it means a single ordered set of similar objects.
  • Singular: A series of historical plays by Shakespeare was written in the early 1600s.
  • Plural: Several series of notes, the melody, harmony and base, are written by a composer to form a musical composition.
  • The Star Wars trilogy of trilogies was envisaged as three series of three movies.
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Hi;

Series is one of those words in English where the plural form is identical to the singular. It is singular when it means a single ordered set of similar objects.

Singular:

A series of historical plays by Shakespeare was written in the early 1600s.
Plural:

Several series of notes, the melody, harmony and base, are written by a composer to form a
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Thanks, A*. Since sounds are uniform, I am assuming only singular would apply to my example?
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Yes, a series of notes ascending or descending (usually spanning an octave) is called a scale. A series of notes that sounds pleasing to the ear is a melody.
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