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Gori Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Must be plural in this case?

0Dear teachers,02br
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00Please teach me whether the following #1 case is grammatically wrong or not? Does it necessarily have to be plural?02br
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001. 01u00Women(Those who)02u00 who have 01u00a big belly02u00 are ...02br
002. 01u00Women(Those who)02u00 who have 01u00big bellies02u00 are...02br
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00If both are correct, which is preferred to use in general and why? For conciseness and concord?0-
  

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0 01blockquote 01cite 10Gori12cite 101. 12br 102. 12br 12br 10If both are correct, which is preferred to use in general and why?

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  • 12br 12br 10If both are correct, which is preferred to use in general and why?
  • 12br 12br 10Both sentences are correct, but sentence 1 is preferred.
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01cite10Gori12cite101. 11u10Women(Those who)12u10 who have 11u10a big belly12u10 are ...12br
102. 11u10Women(Those who)12u10 who have 11u10big bellies12u10 are...12br
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10If both are correct, which is preferred t
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0 Hmmm, so sounds like I could use either case, right?02br
00However, is it still better for me to use the #1 case because "women definitely have only one belly in general"? Is my understanding correct? 0-
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01cite10Gori12cite10Hmmm, so sounds like I could use either case, right?12br
10However, is it still better for me to use the #1 case because "women definitely have only one belly in general"? Is my understanding correct?12blockquote
10Yes, you're right.0-
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0 Thank you for your advice.02br
00Though either case might be okay and accepted to use, I would probably use the #1 one. 0-
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