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JJDouglas Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Query regarding singulars and purals
"All of our courses are led by a highly qualified trainer."
Does this imply that all of the courses are led by the same trainer or that each course is led by a different trainer?
"All of our courses are led by highly qualified trainers."
Likewise, does the above imply that each course has multiple trainers leading it or that each course has a different trainer?
It's the "all of our courses" that is confusing me, I think.
Does this imply that all of the courses are led by the same trainer or that each course is led by a different trainer?
"All of our courses are led by highly qualified trainers."
Likewise, does the above imply that each course has multiple trainers leading it or that each course has a different trainer?
It's the "all of our courses" that is confusing me, I think.
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Both sentences are ambiguous. ".
- Both sentences are ambiguous.
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Both sentences are ambiguous.
You could remove the ambiguity by beginning with "Every course ...".
You could remove the ambiguity by beginning with "Every course ...".
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JJDouglas"All of our courses are led by a highly qualified trainer." Does this imply that all of the courses are led by the same trainer or that each course is led by a different trainer?Common sense tells me that there is more than one trainer; it also tells me that the courses do not all have different trainers. You should understand that English, like any
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