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Vincent Teo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
How many friends
How many friends are there?
If I say,
eg. Lim and his friend play football in the field.
(How many friend do we know? Just more than one? or one only if we look at the word "his friend" only)
If I say,
eg. Lim and his friend play football in the field.
(How many friend do we know? Just more than one? or one only if we look at the word "his friend" only)
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If you look at the words "his friend", you can see that "friend" is singular, which indicates that only one person is meant. If you say "Lim and his friends", there are logically more friends.
- If you look at the words "his friend", you can see that "friend" is singular, which indicates that only one person is meant.
- If you say "Lim and his friends", there are logically more friends.
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If you look at the words "his friend", you can see that "friend" is singular, which indicates that only one person is meant.
If you say "Lim and his friends", there are logically more friends.
If you say "Lim and his friends", there are logically more friends.
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