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Hans51 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Claim that

Hi, I am back with a question. I looked up the word "claim" in Longman Dctionary and it says "claim = that" "Gould rejected claims that he had acted irresponsibly ", but the sentence behind "that" is just one act. Then, why "-s" is added to "claim" to make it plural. Is there a reason or meaning difference in using a singular form there? Thanks a million in advance.
  

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Hi, The 's' indicates there were multiple claims. eg Maybe several people each made a claim. Or maybe there were claims that he acted irresponsibly in several different ways.

— Clive

  • Hi, The 's' indicates there were multiple claims.
  • eg Maybe several people each made a claim.
  • Or maybe there were claims that he acted irresponsibly in several different ways.
  • Clive
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Hi,

The 's' indicates there were multiple claims.

eg
Maybe several people each made a claim.
Or maybe there were claims that he acted irresponsibly in several different ways.

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