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B.J Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Question!

Are these sentenses natural?

All told, there are thirty person in the bus.

I agreed to abide by the rules of the bank.

This washingmachine is acting up again. It's always stopping. I can't stand anymore. I'll call on the store.

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Pretty close! See my edits below. All told, there are thirty person in the bus.

— EliteGirl

  • Pretty close!
  • See my edits below.
  • All told, there are thirty person in the bus.
  • All told, there are thirty people on the bus I agreed to abide by the rules of the bank.
  • This one is fine!
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Pretty close! See my edits below.

All told, there are thirty person in the bus.
All told, there are thirty people on the bus

I agreed to abide by the rules of the bank.
This one is fine!

This washingmachine is acting up again. It's always stopping. I can't stand anymore. I'll call on the store.
The washing machine is acting up again. It's always stopping. I
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All told, there are thirty person in the bus.

All told, there are thirty people on the bus.

So...these sentenses are same meaning? or Is it ok to use first sentense?
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B.JAll told, there are thirty person in the bus.

All told, there are thirty people on the bus.

So...these sentenses are same meaning? or Is it ok to use first sentense?

Hi,

No.

Person is singular (one person); people is plural (two people, three people
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