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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Plural and noun complements

Hi,
Sorry for asking such a basic question but i can't remember the exact rule about noun complement for a noun that is plural: is the noun always invariable?
Ex:
"we need the subscriber data" or "we need the subscribers data"? (several subscribers)
"we need all the subscriber data" or "we need all the subscribers data"? (meaning the data of all the subscribers)
"give me your test results" or "give me your tests results"? (several tests)
"document vizualisation zone" or "documents vizualisation zone"?
"search result zone" or "search results zone"?

Thanks very much
  

Top answer

It is almost always singular-- the subscriber data all the subscriber data your test results document vizualisation zone search result zone --These can all be used irrespective of how many subscribers, test, documents, etc are involved.

— Mister Micawber

  • It is almost always singular-- the subscriber data all the subscriber data your test results document vizualisation zone search result zone --These can all be used irrespective of how many subscribers, test, documents, etc are involved.
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It is almost always singular--

the subscriber data
all the subscriber data
your test results
document vizualisation zone
search result zone

--These can all be used irrespective of how many subscribers, test, documents, etc are involved.
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