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Tenacious Learner Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Is it correct 'purchase' in the sentence?
Hi teachers,
Is it correct 'purchase' in the following sentence? Shouldn't it be 'purchases'?
An eye scan will identify their eyes and put their purchase on their credit card.
Thanks in advance.
Is it correct 'purchase' in the following sentence? Shouldn't it be 'purchases'?
An eye scan will identify their eyes and put their purchase on their credit card.
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
Either is fine; both are open to misinterpretation by the pedantic.
- Either is fine; both are open to misinterpretation by the pedantic.
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Either is fine; both are open to misinterpretation by the pedantic.
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Mister MicawberEither is fine; both are open to misinterpretation by the pedantic.Hi Mister Micawber,
Thanks for your reply.
I thought it was wrong just because it has 'their' before purchase.
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No matter which you choose, someone is going to think 'they' are buying one thing together, while someone else is going to think that each of 'them' is buying several things at once.
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Hi Mister Micawber,
Thanks for your reply. Hmm, that's an interesting point of view. I really didn't see that.
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Thanks for your reply. Hmm, that's an interesting point of view. I really didn't see that.
TS
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