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English 1b3 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Determiners - plural & singular
a. They each try to make their meals the tastiest.
In a we are talking about more than one meal
How do we refer to each individual meal? I don't feel like b below is correct because 'their' still makes what follows plural.
b. They each try to make their own meals the tastiest.
In a we are talking about more than one meal
How do we refer to each individual meal? I don't feel like b below is correct because 'their' still makes what follows plural.
b. They each try to make their own meals the tastiest.
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Well, I don't see that 'their' governs meal at all, so this seems fine: They each try to make their own meal the tastiest. But if that doesn't satisfy you, I don't think there is any way you are going to disambiguate; you must rely on context.
- Well, I don't see that 'their' governs meal at all, so this seems fine: They each try to make their own meal the tastiest.
- But if that doesn't satisfy you, I don't think there is any way you are going to disambiguate; you must rely on context.
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Well, I don't see that 'their' governs meal at all, so this seems fine: They each try to make their own meal the tastiest. But if that doesn't satisfy you, I don't think there is any way you are going to disambiguate; you must rely on context.
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