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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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sentence: The grocer had hardly any of those kinds of canned goods.
Q) Why not kind in the above sentence?
sentence: If she were I, she would have accepted the prize if she had on it.
Q) Why is it 'were' and not 'was'?
I don't understand when to use past participle?
Q) Why not kind in the above sentence?
sentence: If she were I, she would have accepted the prize if she had on it.
Q) Why is it 'were' and not 'was'?
I don't understand when to use past participle?
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" The second sentence is kind of awkward to begin with. Is there a typo as well? "
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The singular form of "kind" cannot be used, because it refers to the plural, "canned goods."
The second sentence is kind of awkward to begin with. Is there a typo as well?
I cannot speak specifically to why "were" is better than "was," but I can say with certainty that you should've used "me" instead of "I."
The second sentence is kind of awkward to begin with. Is there a typo as well?
I cannot speak specifically to why "were" is better than "was," but I can say with certainty that you should've used "me" instead of "I."
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Anonymoussentence: The grocer had hardly any of those kinds of canned goods.Q) Why not kind in the above sentence?Since the sentence uses the 'that' ie 'those' then you must follow it with the plural of kind -- kinds. In order to use kind -the singular version your sentence would need to be like this:
The grocer had hardly any of
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Hi Anne58,
I would just like to add to your post. You are correct in reasoning that "kind" should be singular if following the singular word, "that." However, because the sentence is still describing what the grocer had, "canned goods" must be changed to the singular "canned good," as well.
Cheers!
I would just like to add to your post. You are correct in reasoning that "kind" should be singular if following the singular word, "that." However, because the sentence is still describing what the grocer had, "canned goods" must be changed to the singular "canned good," as well.
Cheers!
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