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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Notional or semantic concordance: all and some
Hi. Please help. Which is correct? Or perhaps are both of them incorrect? Thank you in advance.
1) All candidates should bring a pencil/pencils to the test site.
2) Some candidates brought a pencil/pencils to the test site.
1) All candidates should bring a pencil/pencils to the test site.
2) Some candidates brought a pencil/pencils to the test site.
Top answer
They are all possible; if only one pencil/candidate is meant, then 'pencil' makes that clear.
- They are all possible; if only one pencil/candidate is meant, then 'pencil' makes that clear.
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They are all possible; if only one pencil/candidate is meant, then 'pencil' makes that clear.
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Hi. Please tell me if the pronoun "them" is correct here for the antecedent "guest"? Thank you in advance.
He is meeting a guest to transport them to the hotel.
He is meeting a guest to transport them to the hotel.
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This one is controversial. Some people say it's never correct to use "they/them" to refer to a single individual. (They would say "He is meeting a guest to transport him or her to the hotel," or something else like "He is meeting a guest and providing transportation to the hotel.") Other people think using "they" as a "gender-neutral singular" pronoun is a fine solution when a pronoun is require
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