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MarieAndree1541 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Bike sale or Bikes sale?
Hello, I was wondering what is the right grammar if I have multiple bikes for sale:
Bike sale or bikes sale.
Thank you!
Bike sale or bikes sale.
Thank you!
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MarieAndree1541 Bike sale or bikes sale. bike sale The modifying noun in a compound noun is almost always singular. There are very few exceptions.
- MarieAndree1541 Bike sale or bikes sale.
- bike sale The modifying noun in a compound noun is almost always singular.
- There are very few exceptions.
- CJ
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MarieAndree1541Bike sale or bikes sale.bike sale
The modifying noun in a compound noun is almost always singular. There are very few exceptions.
CJ
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The modifying noun in a "compound noun" is functioning as an adjective, and adjectives in English do not have a plural form. They are neither singular or plural. We use the same form as the singular noun, but adjectives are not singular or plural.
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A current confusion is taking place with "woman's" or "women's" in certain us
shoe store
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university students
A current confusion is taking place with "woman's" or "women's" in certain us
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EnglishmavenA current confusion is taking place with "woman's" or "women's" in certain uses.Also note menswear, womenswear, childrenswear, mens wear, womens wear, childrens wear (no apostrophes), examples of which are legion.
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