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English 1b3 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Singular and plural nouns
Add a sunglasses tint to children's favourite pair of glasses.
I feel as thought the nouns are not matching in terms of number.
Should it not be written as follows?
Add sunglasses tints to children's pairs of glasses
I feel as thought the nouns are not matching in terms of number.
Should it not be written as follows?
Add sunglasses tints to children's pairs of glasses
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'A' modifies 'pair', so the structure is fine (and common). While I see your concern, your alternative actually reads as less felicitious (too many 's's).
- 'A' modifies 'pair', so the structure is fine (and common).
- While I see your concern, your alternative actually reads as less felicitious (too many 's's).
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'A' modifies 'pair', so the structure is fine (and common). While I see your concern, your alternative actually reads as less felicitious (too many 's's).
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Mister Micawber'A' modifies 'pairSorry, are you referring to the article before sunglasses and saying that it modifies 'pair' (as well as sunglasses), which makes 'pair' singular?
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English 1b3 it modifies 'pair' (as well as sunglasses)'A' does not modify 'sunglasses'; it modifies 'pair'.
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