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Clarence Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Plural or singular?

0A bit lost about the sentence below. 'value' or 'values'? 'match' or 'matches'?02br
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01font00 In the four instances, 01u01b00the value02b02u00 of Field A in Y and Z records 01u01b00match02b02u00 that in X record.02font0-
  

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0the values match in the four instances02br 02br 00Where did you get this sentence from? 0-

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  • 0the values match in the four instances02br 02br 00Where did you get this sentence from?
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0the values match in the four instances02br
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00Where did you get this sentence from? What is it?0-
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0 In (each of) the four instances, the value of Field A in 01b00the02b00 Y and Z records match01b00es02b00 the value in 01b00the02b00 X record.02br
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0I'm doing testing on a database system and writing the results of the tests. In the process, I run into all sorts of plural/singular dilemmas. 02br
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00Hi CJ,02br
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00Thanks; your sentence is clear and it sounds good. May I know why are the 01b00the02b00s neccessary?0-
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0 01i00Y and Z records02i00 means 01i00Y record and Z record02i00. Singular countable nouns cannot occur without a determiner in English. (01i00the02i00 is a determiner.) So you need something that means 01i00the Y record and the Z record02i00.02br
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