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But what exactly are these medicines and how do they fight with bacteria? These medicines are called “antibiotics,” which means“against the life of bacteria.” Antibiotics either kill bacteria or stop them from growing.
Q: In the above sentence, is ‘mean’ instead of 'means‘ grammatically correct?
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No. A mention of a word is considered singular, even if the word itself is plural. antibiotics have no effect on colds "antibiotics" has eleven letters
- No.
- A mention of a word is considered singular, even if the word itself is plural.
- antibiotics have no effect on colds "antibiotics" has eleven letters
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No. A mention of a word is considered singular, even if the word itself is plural.
antibiotics have no effect on colds
"antibiotics" has eleven letters
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