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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

In the singular or in plural

Hi. Please help. If the number 1 sentence were part of the cooking instructions, would you put any of the underlined ingredient in plural. I think I usually find the words "onion" and "bell pepper" in plural. I don't know why the "onion" should be in plural (if it has to be it), though.

Combine the tomato, onion, bell peppers, parsley, garlic and vinegar.

Also, should it be "trouble" (in the singular) or "troubles" (in plural) in the following sentence? Thank you for your help in advance.

He predicts that there will be a lot of trouble (troubles") ahead of them.
  

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We would expect the ingredients you have listed to be chopped, minced or diced before mixing. Therefore: Combine the tomato, onion, bell pepper , parsley, garlic and vinegar . He predicts that there will be a lot of trouble/troubles ahead of them.

— Mister Micawber

  • We would expect the ingredients you have listed to be chopped, minced or diced before mixing.
  • Therefore: Combine the tomato, onion, bell pepper , parsley, garlic and vinegar .
  • He predicts that there will be a lot of trouble/troubles ahead of them.
  • - Either is fine.
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We would expect the ingredients you have listed to be chopped, minced or diced before mixing. Therefore: Combine the tomato, onion, bell pepper, parsley, garlic and vinegar.

He predicts that there will be a lot of trouble/troubles ahead of them. - Either is fine.
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