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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Asking for names
Can you please tell me how to ask about people's names, i.e. in plural form?
Giving examples will be useful.
I know this is right:
What's his/her name?
But am not sure with the sentences below:
What is their name? (Is this correct? I saw this in an article.)
What's their names?
What are their names?
Thanks in advance. [H]
Giving examples will be useful.
I know this is right:
What's his/her name?
But am not sure with the sentences below:
What is their name? (Is this correct? I saw this in an article.)
What's their names?
What are their names?
Thanks in advance. [H]
Top answer
What is their name? Fine if you are talking about a group of people who have a common name. What's their names?
- What is their name?
- Fine if you are talking about a group of people who have a common name.
- What's their names?
- Wrong.
- What's = what is and is cannot be used with the plural name s .
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What is their name?
Fine if you are talking about a group of people who have a common name.
What's their names?
Wrong. What's = what is and is cannot be used with the plural names.
We have two new students. What are their names?
Fine. Everybody has a name. If there are many people, there are many names as
Fine if you are talking about a group of people who have a common name.
What's their names?
Wrong. What's = what is and is cannot be used with the plural names.
We have two new students. What are their names?
Fine. Everybody has a name. If there are many people, there are many names as
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