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Addyaddy Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
plurality
I saw this sentence somewhere. Is is correct?
which of these presidents died in office?
options A,B,C,D.
Is the word presidents right? should it not be singular?
Or does this mean there is more that one answer
which of these presidents died in office?
options A,B,C,D.
Is the word presidents right? should it not be singular?
Or does this mean there is more that one answer
Top answer
addyaddy W hich of these presidents died in office? It's correct, and it does mean that there is more than one answer. CJ
- addyaddy W hich of these presidents died in office?
- It's correct, and it does mean that there is more than one answer.
- CJ
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addyaddyWhich of these presidents died in office?It's correct, and it does mean that there is more than one answer.
CJ
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addyaddyI saw this sentence somewhere. Is is correct? yes
Which of these presidents died in office?
options A,B,C,D.
Is the word presidents right? Should it not be singular?
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If there were one answer, then the question would be - Which president died in office? right?
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addyaddyIf there were one answer, then the question would be - Which president died in office? right? no, not necessarily
The question might want to see if you know how many and which presidents died in office. Also, you can't assume that each of the choi
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