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JKBelieve Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

How was?were? your holidays....

Is holidays a single noun? I hear people asking each other 'how was your holidays' all the time but since holidays is a plural noun, shouldn't it be 'how were your holidays'???

If I am right on the grammar than would it be safe for me to assume that people make such mistakes because people are confusing 'how was your vacation' with 'how was your holidays'?
  

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The 4th of July is a national holiday. How was your holiday? How was your 4th of July?

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  • The 4th of July is a national holiday.
  • How was your holiday?
  • How was your 4th of July?
  • I'd say "were" with the plural noun, holiday s .
  • Imagine we haven't seen each other in 6 months, but you know I went on vacation twice during that time.
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The 4th of July is a national holiday.

How was your holiday?

How was your 4th of July?

I'd say "were" with the plural noun, holidays.

Imagine we haven't seen each other in 6 months, but you know I went on vacation twice during that time. What would be wrong with saying "How were your vacations?"

Isn't is just a
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JKBelieveshouldn't it be 'how were your holidays'???
Yes, it should.
JKBelievewould it be safe for me to assume that people make such mistakes because people are confusing 'how was your vacation' with 'how was your holidays'?
Yes. That's a safe bet.
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With the plural word we need to use were, so it is better to say, how were your holidays?

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