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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

on the cover

Can I say,

(a) He put the price tags on the cover of the book.

(b) He put the price tags / price on the book.

(c) He put the price tags on each book / on each book's cover.
  

Top answer

a) Tags is plural but book is singular. It sounds like each book has many price tags. b) Make tag singular and you can use either.

  • a) Tags is plural but book is singular.
  • It sounds like each book has many price tags.
  • b) Make tag singular and you can use either.
  • c) Fine.
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a) Tags is plural but book is singular. It sounds like each book has many price tags.

b) Make tag singular and you can use either.

c) Fine.

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