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Pleasehelp Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Era
I don't think six years count as an era. Or
I don't think six years counts as an era.
What I heard was the second sentence but shouldn't it be the first one since years is plural.
I don't think six years counts as an era.
What I heard was the second sentence but shouldn't it be the first one since years is plural.
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The second is correct, since the sentence is speaking of the single quantity of years as being / not being one era. If you use the plural, then we might think someone was considering each year as a separate era!
- The second is correct, since the sentence is speaking of the single quantity of years as being / not being one era.
- If you use the plural, then we might think someone was considering each year as a separate era!
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The second is correct, since the sentence is speaking of the single quantity of years as being / not being one era. If you use the plural, then we might think someone was considering each year as a separate era!
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