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Momento Posted 17 years ago
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Could you teach me about this sentence below?
" A large number of jobs were lost and those working had to take drastic pay cuts."
Q: Is it possible to say "take a drastic pay cut " ?
Q: Why "s" needs with "cut" ?
" A large number of jobs were lost and those working had to take drastic pay cuts."
Q: Is it possible to say "take a drastic pay cut " ?
Q: Why "s" needs with "cut" ?
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I guess "cut" here is a noun which means "reduction, lowering" and "cuts" is a plural form. momento Q: Is it possible to say "take a drastic pay cut " ? Possible, but not in this case, because you're talking about people not about one person.
- I guess "cut" here is a noun which means "reduction, lowering" and "cuts" is a plural form.
- momento Q: Is it possible to say "take a drastic pay cut " ?
- Possible, but not in this case, because you're talking about people not about one person.
- " momento Q: Why "s" needs with "cut" ?
- Because it's a plural form of a noun.
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I guess "cut" here is a noun which means "reduction, lowering" and "cuts" is a plural form.
Possible, but not in this case, because you're talking about people not about one person.
momentoQ: Is it possible to say "take a drastic pay cut " ?
Possible, but not in this case, because you're talking about people not about one person.
momento" A large number of jobs were lost and those working had to ta
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Fandorin,
Thank you very much for answering my question.
I understand it.
Have a happy New Year !
Thank you very much for answering my question.
I understand it.
Have a happy New Year !
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