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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Dollar o dollars

Is this sentence correct, and should it be dollar or dollars?

It is a ten thousand dollar or dollars car.
  

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The car cost ten thousand dollars. It is a ten-thousand-dollar-car. Some might eliminate the first two hyphens, but the hyphen between 'dollar' and 'car' is necessary.

— Philip

  • The car cost ten thousand dollars.
  • It is a ten-thousand-dollar-car.
  • Some might eliminate the first two hyphens, but the hyphen between 'dollar' and 'car' is necessary.
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The car cost ten thousand dollars. It is a ten-thousand-dollar-car. Some might eliminate the first two hyphens, but the hyphen between 'dollar' and 'car' is necessary.
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Philipbut the hyphen between 'dollar' and 'car' is necessary.
I don't think it is. In fact, it shouldn't be there: "ten-thousand-dollar car" or no hyphens at all.
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ozzourti Philipbut the hyphen between 'dollar' and 'car' is necessary.I don't think it is. In fact, it shouldn't be there: "ten-thousand-dollar car" or no hyphens at all.
You got me there. You are absolutely right! Dyslexic, maybe, I am.
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Is it 'the car cost or costs ten thousand dollars'?

I think it should be "costs". Am I right?
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If you are talking about a car that is being sold now, use costs. if you are talking about one that someone already bought for ten thousand dollars, use cost.
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Thank you. So both of these sentences are correct but it depends on the situation as you have explained:

The car cost ten thousand dollars.
The car costs ten thousand dollars.

Have I understood correctly?
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