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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Plural rules

A human only has one head. So, what should I say?
1. their head or their heads?
2. Everybody's head or everybody's heads?
3. All the male student's head or all the male student's heads?
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, everyone knows that people have only one head apiece). Otherwise, it is more natural to use singular with singular (I have a head) and plural with plural (We all have heads). their heads 2.

— Mister Micawber

  • , everyone knows that people have only one head apiece).
  • Otherwise, it is more natural to use singular with singular (I have a head) and plural with plural (We all have heads).
  • their heads 2.
  • Everybody's head (formal) or everybody's heads (informal) 3.
  • All the male students' heads
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Use what makes common sense (e.g., everyone knows that people have only one head apiece). Otherwise, it is more natural to use singular with singular (I have a head) and plural with plural (We all have heads).

1.their heads
2. Everybody's head (formal) or everybody's heads (informal)
3. All the male students' heads
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What about this:
there are seven persons each having 5 coins (4 silvers and one gold). So in total there are 7 gold coins and 28 silver coins.
one of their coin is gold
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one of their coins is gold
or
one of their coins are gold?
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One of their coins is gold.
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