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John liao Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
plural or singular? new concept English 3.7
Fortunately for them, the Bank of England has a team called Mutilated Ladies which deals with claims from people who fed their money to a machine or to their dog. Dogs, it seems, love to chew up money!
their dog -- singular
Dogs -- plural
it -- singular
Why the noun dog is so various here, why isn't it coherent?
their dog -- singular
Dogs -- plural
it -- singular
Why the noun dog is so various here, why isn't it coherent?
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And I also have the question that why using it (singular) to refer to dogs, why not use they (plural)?
- And I also have the question that why using it (singular) to refer to dogs, why not use they (plural)?
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And I also have the question that why using it (singular) to refer to dogs, why not use they (plural)?
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john liaoDogs, it seems, love to chew up money!= It seems that dogs love to chew up money.
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Fortunately for them, the Bank of England has a team called Mutilated Ladies which deals with claims from people who fed their money to a machine or to their dog. (This is speaking of one person and their pet who chewed up some money.)
Dogs, (In general, all dogs) it seems (it seems to me, I understand), love to chew up money!
Dogs, (In general, all dogs) it seems (it seems to me, I understand), love to chew up money!
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