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Tinanam0102 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Piece / set

Hi teachers,

Quote from AlpheccaStars:

"pieces of door handles" means parts of handles, not complete handles. If I have 8 pieces of door handles, I might not be able to construct a single complete handle.



1. Would 8 sets of door handles a natural way to say?



2. Could I say 8 sets/pieces of door handle and still be natural? (handle: singular)



3. Could a set have a mutiple pieces in it?



Thank you.

Tinanam
  

Top answer

1. -- Yes, if a door requires at least two door handles; a set would = 2 handles and 8 sets would = 16 handles. 2.

— Mister Micawber

  • 1.
  • -- Yes, if a door requires at least two door handles; a set would = 2 handles and 8 sets would = 16 handles.
  • 2.
  • Could I say 8 sets/pieces of door handle and still be natural?
  • (handle: singular)-- No, and 'pieces' still does not work.
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1. Would 8 sets of door handles a natural way to say?-- Yes, if a door requires at least two door handles; a set would = 2 handles and 8 sets would = 16 handles.

2. Could I say 8 sets/pieces of door handle and still be natural? (handle: singular)-- No, and 'pieces' still does not work. 'Pieces' are fragments-- the handle has been shattered or broken into pieces. Whe
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Hi Mister Micawber,

Thank you for very detailed explanations.

Regards,

Tinanam
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