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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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One hat per person?
Hi. Does the following sentence say one hat on the head of each person in the classroom?
Thank you in advance for your help.
He put a hat on the heads of all the people in the classroom.
Thank you in advance for your help.
He put a hat on the heads of all the people in the classroom.
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Anonymous Does the following sentence say one hat on the head of each person in the classroom? Grammatically, yes; logically, no. Native speakers figure it out easily enough.
- Anonymous Does the following sentence say one hat on the head of each person in the classroom?
- Grammatically, yes; logically, no.
- Native speakers figure it out easily enough.
- If it bothers you, recast it: He put an individual hat on the head of each student.
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Anonymous Does the following sentence say one hat on the head of each person in the classroom?Grammatically, yes; logically, no. Native speakers figure it out easily enough. If it bothers you, recast it:
He put an individual hat on the head of each student.
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