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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Both the singular and (the) plural form (forms)?
Hi. Please help. When you want to say there is one white shirt and one black shirt, I think the sentence to use is "There is a white and a black shirt." But I think things get murky when the definite article "the" is used before a term that denotes two things. For example, do the following mean one singular form and one plural form?
1. Both the singular and the plural form of the noun are used.
2. Both the singular and plural form of the noun are used.
3. Both the singular and plural forms of the noun are used.
1. Both the singular and the plural form of the noun are used.
2. Both the singular and plural form of the noun are used.
3. Both the singular and plural forms of the noun are used.
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All are in common use. #1 and #2 invite consideration if the reader considers himself a grammarian and wishes to stop and think about it. — 4.
- All are in common use.
- #1 and #2 invite consideration if the reader considers himself a grammarian and wishes to stop and think about it.
- — 4.
- Both the singular and the plural forms of the noun are used.
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All are in common use. #1 and #2 invite consideration if the reader considers himself a grammarian and wishes to stop and think about it. And how about this?—
4. Both the singular and the plural forms of the noun are used.
As for your first example, a clearer choice is this:
"There are a white and a black shirt."
4. Both the singular and the plural forms of the noun are used.
As for your first example, a clearer choice is this:
"There are a white and a black shirt."
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