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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Pronoun...singularly or plural

Every change he makes changes his life and that of those around him.

Is that used to replace both singular and plural nouns, or should we replace it with those (although this would sound poor)?

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In this case I would certainly stick with "that". In my view, both "the life of those around him" as well as "the lives of those around him" work in your sentence. So , I guess" you can say that "that" can replace both singular and plural nouns (at least in some situations).

— Ivanhr

  • In this case I would certainly stick with "that".
  • In my view, both "the life of those around him" as well as "the lives of those around him" work in your sentence.
  • So , I guess" you can say that "that" can replace both singular and plural nouns (at least in some situations).
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In this case I would certainly stick with "that". In my view, both "the life of those around him" as well as "the lives of those around him" work in your sentence.

So , I guess" you can say that "that" can replace both singular and plural nouns (at least in some situations).
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