PLURAL FORM
I'm confused about the plural form in these sentences, Could anyone help me to clear it? Which ones in the brackets are correct?
1. In Vietnam, the wives often did all the housework in the (family/families) 20 years ago.
2. To solve the problem of housework, many families hire (a domestic helper/ domestic helpers).
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Khanh Hoang 2511 1. In Vietnam, the wives often did all the housework in the (family/families) 20 years ago. "In the family" is like a fixed expression, roughly equivalent to "at home", so it does not take the plural.
- Khanh Hoang 2511 1.
- In Vietnam, the wives often did all the housework in the (family/families) 20 years ago.
- "In the family" is like a fixed expression, roughly equivalent to "at home", so it does not take the plural.
- Khanh Hoang 2511 2.
- To solve the problem of housework, many families hire (a domestic helper/ domestic helpers).
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Khanh Hoang 25111. In Vietnam, the wives often did all the housework in the (family/families) 20 years ago.
"In the family" is like a fixed expression, roughly equivalent to "at home", so it does not take the plural.
Khanh Hoang 25112. To solve the problem of housework, many families hire (a domestic helper/ domestic helpers).
01. In Vietnam, the wives often did all the housework in the (family/families) 20 years ago.
2. To solve the problem of housework, many families hire (a domestic helper/ domestic helpers).
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