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Chiachen Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Help! Is vs are

1. The engine of these special cars is a V8 with the capacity not to exceed 2.4 liter. 2. Their color and style depend on the famous logo used by a sponsor. Not sure what the clear rules to use singular or plural correctly.
  

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4 liters. Their color and style depend on the famous logo used by a sponsor. (Good to me )

  • 4 liters.
  • Their color and style depend on the famous logo used by a sponsor.
  • (Good to me )
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The engines of these special cars are V8's with the capacity not to exceed 2.4 liters.
Their color and style depend on the famous logo used by a sponsor. (Good to me
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So it is not correct: The engines of these special cars are V8's with a maximum displacement of 2.4 liters.
V8's= many V8
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Are you asking if it's correct?

It sound good, especially since you changed capacity to displacement.

Yes, V8's is the plural of V8.
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It's clear to me now. With the engines and V8's, I do(should correctly) use a capacity, a displacement.
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chiachenWith the engines and V8's, I do(should correctly) use a capacity, a displacement.
Yes, since they are V8 engines with a maximum displacement of 2.4 liters. They share a single maximum.

It sounds natural to me. That's how I would write it. I do make mistakes though.
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Thanks. It makes sense.

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