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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Nouns after numbers
Hi everybody, As we know nouns after numbers are plural. For example: three books. But what about this sentence, "Couplet is a two line stanza" here we have two but the word after it is singular.
Could you please explain it to me ?
Thanks in advance.
Could you please explain it to me ?
Thanks in advance.
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A couplet is a two-line stanza. A glove is a five-fingered mitten . In both cases, there is one couplet, one stanza, one glove and one mitten.
- A couplet is a two-line stanza.
- A glove is a five-fingered mitten .
- In both cases, there is one couplet, one stanza, one glove and one mitten.
- 'Two-lined' and 'five-fingered' merely describe the stanza and the mitten respectively.
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A couplet is a two-line stanza.
A glove is a five-fingered mitten.
In both cases, there is one couplet, one stanza, one glove and one mitten. 'Two-lined' and 'five-fingered' merely describe the stanza and the mitten respectively.
A glove is a five-fingered mitten.
In both cases, there is one couplet, one stanza, one glove and one mitten. 'Two-lined' and 'five-fingered' merely describe the stanza and the mitten respectively.
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If you remove the modifier "two line" you can see clearly that "A couplet is a stanza."
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