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Hi,
Is the following sentence grammatically correct?
Herds of zebra who are seduced by mother nature's promise of green grass are migrating across the plain.
Herds of zebra mean herd after herd of zebras, or should I say "herds of zebras"
"... promise of green grass", Does the word promise here function as a singular noun or as a verb, because if it functions as a verb then I should say promises, right?
Thanks
Is the following sentence grammatically correct?
Herds of zebra who are seduced by mother nature's promise of green grass are migrating across the plain.
Herds of zebra mean herd after herd of zebras, or should I say "herds of zebras"
"... promise of green grass", Does the word promise here function as a singular noun or as a verb, because if it functions as a verb then I should say promises, right?
Thanks
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Herds of zebra who are seduced by M other N ature's promise of green grass are migrating across the plain. -- Yes Herds of zebra mean herd after herd of zebras, or should I say "herds of zebras"- You can say either. Big game often have the plural the same as singular: elephant, lion, gazelle (also sheep, fish, etc).
- Herds of zebra who are seduced by M other N ature's promise of green grass are migrating across the plain.
- -- Yes Herds of zebra mean herd after herd of zebras, or should I say "herds of zebras"- You can say either.
- Big game often have the plural the same as singular: elephant, lion, gazelle (also sheep, fish, etc).
- "...
- -- It is a noun object of the preposition 'by'.
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Herds of zebra who are seduced by Mother Nature's promise of green grass are migrating across the plain. Is the sentence grammatically correct?-- Yes
Herds of zebra mean herd after herd of zebras, or should I say "herds of zebras"- You can say either. Big game often have the plural the same as singular: elephant, lion, gazelle (also sheep, fish, etc).
Herds of zebra mean herd after herd of zebras, or should I say "herds of zebras"- You can say either. Big game often have the plural the same as singular: elephant, lion, gazelle (also sheep, fish, etc).
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"Big game often have the plural the same as singular: elephant, lion, gazelle (also sheep, fish, etc)"
How about cats?
Should I say clowders of cat or clowders of cats?
How about cats?
Should I say clowders of cat or clowders of cats?
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'Cats' – but I wouldn't say 'clowders' because nobody knows it. Many of those collective nouns that are listed in various sources are archaic, arcane or tongue-in-cheek.
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