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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
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Could you tell me which one is right between the following A and B?
Thank you.

The number of [(A) a dog's teeth / (B) dog's teeth] are forty-two.
  

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The number of [(A) a dog's teeth / (B) dog's teeth] are is forty-two. A. On the other hand, we'd probably say, Dogs have 42 teeth .

— CalifJim

  • The number of [(A) a dog's teeth / (B) dog's teeth] are is forty-two.
  • A.
  • On the other hand, we'd probably say, Dogs have 42 teeth .
  • It's much simpler.
  • A native speaker would be very, very unlikely to say your example sentence.
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lucas21cCould you tell me which one is right between the following A and B?Thank you.The number of [(A) a dog's teeth / (B) dog's teeth] are is forty-two.
A. On the other hand, we'd probably say, Dogs have 42 teeth. It's much simpler. A native speaker would be very, very unlikely to say your examp
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