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Ocy2004 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Conjuction, Is it correct ?

0The height of Peter and Mary is the same. 02br
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0 The most idiomatic construct is "Peter and Mary are the same height". 02br 02br 00paco 0-

— Paco2004

  • 0 The most idiomatic construct is "Peter and Mary are the same height".
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0 The most idiomatic construct is "Peter and Mary are the same height". But if you want to use your construct, you'd better say "The height01b00s02b00 of Peter and Mary are the same".02br
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0 Thanks a lot. 0-
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0Um…….02br
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00I beg to differ. If Iam correct, the 01b01font00height02font02b00 in this case is a collective non-countable noun which should be “is”, not “are”. 02br
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00“The 01font00difference02font00 between love and hate 01font
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0Love and hate can be separated by a thin line; but I'm not sure the difference between them can be!0-
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0Hahaha....Are you referring to the my “love and hate” comparison or the original discussion which was “Mary and Peter’s height? 00 02br
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10Um…….12br
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10I beg to differ. If Iam correct, the 11b11font10height12font12b10 in this case is a collective non-countable noun which should be “is”, not “are”. 12br
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