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Quibble Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Become an adult

Are both of them are grammarticaly ok? If so, can you tell me the difference?

Children become an adult.
Children become adults.
  

Top answer

The correct ones are: Child becomes an adult. Children become adults. Child --> Adult Children --> Adults

  • The correct ones are: Child becomes an adult.
  • Children become adults.
  • Child --> Adult Children --> Adults
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3 Answers
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The correct ones are:

Child becomes an adult.
Children become adults.

Child --> Adult
Children --> Adults
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So

Child becomes an adult.

is wrong?

But

Ten people have a pen.

Can mean that each of 10 people has a pen, right?

Likewise,

The dogs have a nose.

Sounds OK to me. Do we have to say

The dogs have noses?
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In the previous post, I meant

Children becomes an adult.

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