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Homerfarmsby Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
'criterion' and 'criteria'
All info below accurate and correct?
'criteria' means 'standards/requirements' (plural)
'criteria' means 'standard/requirement.' (singular)
Are the sentences below correct?
All three criteria have not been met.
All three criteria were not met.
He did not meet the one criterior.
He did not meet the two criteria.
How many criteria do we have to meet?
Is this the criterion we need to meet?
'criteria' means 'standards/requirements' (plural)
'criteria' means 'standard/requirement.' (singular)
Are the sentences below correct?
All three criteria have not been met.
All three criteria were not met.
He did not meet the one criterior.
He did not meet the two criteria.
How many criteria do we have to meet?
Is this the criterion we need to meet?
Top answer
There's no need to post in boldface! All three criteria have not been met. All three criteria were not met.
- There's no need to post in boldface!
- All three criteria have not been met.
- All three criteria were not met.
- Those above are OK in the use of "criteria", but ambiguous.
- Try these: Not all three criteria have been met.
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There's no need to post in boldface!
All three criteria have not been met.
All three criteria were not met.
Those above are OK in the use of "criteria", but ambiguous. Try these:
All three criteria have not been met.
All three criteria were not met.
Those above are OK in the use of "criteria", but ambiguous. Try these:
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