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Cogar Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

"Each bags has 2 marbles" OR "The bags have 2 marbles each"

Hello all,

If I want to say there are 2 bags and each bag has a red marble and a blue marble, how can i say it concisely.

Thank you.
  

Top answer

Presumably you do not need to specify the colours, so: Each bag contains two marbles. Your sentence, "The bags have two marbles each", is also correct.

  • Presumably you do not need to specify the colours, so: Each bag contains two marbles.
  • Your sentence, "The bags have two marbles each", is also correct.
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Presumably you do not need to specify the colours, so:

Each bag contains two marbles.

Your sentence, "The bags have two marbles each", is also correct.
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Thanks Feebs11.

I need to specify that there are 2 bags and the color of the marbles also. How to do it?
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There are two bags, each containing one blue marble and one red marble.

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Grammar GeekThere are two bags, each containing one blue marble and one red marble.

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Can I make it more concise by writing:

There are two bags, each containing a blue and a red marble.
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Yes, that would be fine too.

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