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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Jane wants to be John's partner. Alice wants to be John's partner. Diana wants to be John's partner.
Which of the following sentences is correct?
1. Jane, Alice and Diana want to be John's partner.
2. Jane, Alice and Diana want to be John's partners.
Which of the following sentences is correct?
1. Jane, Alice and Diana want to be John's partner.
2. Jane, Alice and Diana want to be John's partners.
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Hi, Jane wants to be John's partner. Alice wants to be John's partner. Diana wants to be John's partner.
- Hi, Jane wants to be John's partner.
- Alice wants to be John's partner.
- Diana wants to be John's partner.
- Which of the following sentences is correct?
- 1.
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Hi,
Jane wants to be John's partner. Alice wants to be John's partner. Diana wants to be John's partner.
Which of the following sentences is correct?
1. Jane, Alice and Diana each want to be John's partner. This is OK, although the word 'each' is commonly added as shown.
Jane wants to be John's partner. Alice wants to be John's partner. Diana wants to be John's partner.
Which of the following sentences is correct?
1. Jane, Alice and Diana each want to be John's partner. This is OK, although the word 'each' is commonly added as shown.
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AnonymousJane, Alice and Diana want to be John's partner.This one. John only gets one partner. Each of the three wants to be his partner.
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