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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Hi,
Can you please tell me if these are correct sentences?
She has nine dozens of all different color pencils.
She has three sets of three dozens of all different color pencils.
Thank you.
Can you please tell me if these are correct sentences?
She has nine dozens of all different color pencils.
She has three sets of three dozens of all different color pencils.
Thank you.
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" She has 36 pencils all of one color, 36 pencils all of another color, and 36 pencils all of a third color. When you know how many dozen you have, dozen is singular -- three dozen, but many dozens.
- " She has 36 pencils all of one color, 36 pencils all of another color, and 36 pencils all of a third color.
- When you know how many dozen you have, dozen is singular -- three dozen, but many dozens.
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"She has nine dozen pencils, all of different colors." She has 108 pencils, and each one is a different color
"She has three sets of three dozen pencils each, and each set is a different color." She has 36 pencils all of one color, 36 pencils all of another color, and 36 pencils all of a third color.
When you know how many dozen you have, dozen is singular -- three dozen, but m
"She has three sets of three dozen pencils each, and each set is a different color." She has 36 pencils all of one color, 36 pencils all of another color, and 36 pencils all of a third color.
When you know how many dozen you have, dozen is singular -- three dozen, but m
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