[meaning of the sentence] or [the meaning of the sentences]
Suppose that Mr. Wilson has written the three sentences (A) - (C) on the board, as shown below.
(A) Jack is in the kitchen.
(B) Jack is beside the kitchen.
(C) Jack is near the kitchen.
(1) Mr. Wilson is explaining to his students how the prepositions change the meaning of the sentence.
(2) Mr. Wilson is explaining to his students how the prepositions change the meaning of the sentences.
Most of my non-native English speaking friends think the singular form, sentence, is correct because you are referring to the different versions of the "same" sentence. However, my other friends don't agree. They think the plural form is better because you can talk about them as individual sentences.
What is your opinion? Thank you very much.
Top answer
You need "sentence". Those are different versions of the same sentence. CJ [ By the way, "beside the kitchen" is not a very natural thing to say.
- You need "sentence".
- Those are different versions of the same sentence.
- CJ [ By the way, "beside the kitchen" is not a very natural thing to say.
- "beside" goes with an object, including a person.
- beside the chair, beside the bus, beside a beautiful woman , etc.
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You need "sentence". Those are different versions of the same sentence.
CJ
[ By the way, "beside the kitchen" is not a very natural thing to say. "beside" goes with an object, including a person. beside the chair, beside the bus, beside a beautiful woman, etc. ]
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