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Vcolts Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
plural? singular?
Ex. A: All students must pass the exam to get their licenses.
Ex. B: All students must pass the test in order to become a doctor.
Ex. C: All students must pass the test in order to become doctors.
Ex. D: All students must pass the test in order to become doctors.
Ex. E: All students must pass the test in order to get their licenses.
Are all of the above acceptable?
Should we keep the object plural if the subject is plural? If not, could you explain why?
Thanks in advance.
Ex. B: All students must pass the test in order to become a doctor.
Ex. C: All students must pass the test in order to become doctors.
Ex. D: All students must pass the test in order to become doctors.
Ex. E: All students must pass the test in order to get their licenses.
Are all of the above acceptable?
Should we keep the object plural if the subject is plural? If not, could you explain why?
Thanks in advance.
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vcolts Are all of the above acceptable? Yes. Ex.
- vcolts Are all of the above acceptable?
- Yes.
- Ex.
- E: All students must pass the test in order to get their licenses.
- There may be more than one license per student.
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vcoltsAre all of the above acceptable?Yes.
Ex. E: All students must pass the test in order to get their licenses.
There may be more than one license per student. Passing the test grants several licenses.
Ex. E: All students must pass the test in order to get their license.
Each student that passes the test will get a license.
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