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SuperPupp Posted 14 years ago
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"He changed majors to History."
"He changes seats to the front-most seat."

Should "major" and "seat" be plural or singular?
  

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SuperPupp Should "major" and "seat" be plural or singular? You have two choices. (He) changed [PLURAL] to ...

  • SuperPupp Should "major" and "seat" be plural or singular?
  • You have two choices.
  • (He) changed [PLURAL] to ...
  • (He) changed HIS [SINGULAR] to ...
  • The plural refers to the old one and the new one.
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SuperPuppShould "major" and "seat" be plural or singular?
You have two choices.

(He) changed [PLURAL] to ...
(He) changed HIS [SINGULAR] to ...

The plural refers to the old one and the new one.

CJ
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Hi,

"He changed majors to History."
"He changes seats to the front-most seat."

Should "major" and "seat" be plural or singular?

Neither of the above examples seems natural to me. Natural examples include -

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