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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 17 years ago
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any risk(s) of (an) outbreak / outbreak / outbreaks.
Hi all
How do you determine whether these two parts of the contruction should be plural or singular?
It says it is an attempt to minimise any risk(s) of (an) outbreak / outbreak / outbreaks.
Thank you
PBF
How do you determine whether these two parts of the contruction should be plural or singular?
It says it is an attempt to minimise any risk(s) of (an) outbreak / outbreak / outbreaks.
Thank you
PBF
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I suppose you could cast it in the plural, but the expected form is: It says it is an attempt to minimise any risk of an outbreak.
- I suppose you could cast it in the plural, but the expected form is: It says it is an attempt to minimise any risk of an outbreak.
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I suppose you could cast it in the plural, but the expected form is:
It says it is an attempt to minimise any risk of an outbreak.
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I suppose you could cast it in the plural, but the expected form is:
It says it is an attempt to minimise any risk of an outbreak.
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PeaceblinkfriendHi allany risk = any possibility
How do you determine whether these two parts of the contruction should be plural or singular?
It says it is an attempt to minimise any risk(s) of (an) outbreak / outbreak / outbreaks.
PBF
'an outbreak' because the concern is the outbreak
No matter
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