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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

fun games

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0Hi Vin, I suppose you could say it. 02br 02br 00There are endless variations: John gave prizes to the winner of each game, John gave a prize to the winner of each game. The winners of the games (each) received a prize (from John).

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  • 0Hi Vin, I suppose you could say it.
  • 02br 02br 00There are endless variations: John gave prizes to the winner of each game, John gave a prize to the winner of each game.
  • The winners of the games (each) received a prize (from John).
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0Hi Vin, I suppose you could say it. You'd be better off to say, "John gave (some) prizes to the winners," which tells you what you want to know, and sounds better, and avoids the problem of what the heck to do with the second "games."02br
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00Some might treat "game winner" as a compound noun, and say "game winners," simple plural.02br
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