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Tung Quoc Posted 20 years ago
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Meaning of the sentence

Please read:

1.The number of the student is 1.

2.The number of students is 1.

What is the difference in menaing btw (1) and (2)?

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The number of the student is 1. The number of students is 1. What is the difference in menaing btw (1) and (2)?

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  • The number of the student is 1.
  • The number of students is 1.
  • What is the difference in menaing btw (1) and (2)?
  • The number of the student is 1.
  • Since there is only 1 student, you should write There is only 1 student.
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Tung QuocPlease read:

1.The number of the student is 1.

2.The number of students is 1.

What is the difference in menaing btw (1) and (2)?

Quoc

1.The number of the student is 1.

Since there is only 1 student, you should write There is only 1 student.

2.The number of student
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1.The number of the student is 1. As written, it means he was assigned number 1 in a list for whatever reasons, or say he's playing soccer and the back of this shirt shows this number.

2.The number of students is 1. There's only one student.
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I have the same sense of #1 as Marius - he has been assigned the number one for some reason. It does not relate to the number of students present.

The plural students in #2 seems okay to me.
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