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Reiki Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Singular or plural?
Greetings,
imagine you have one black cat and one white cat.
Which of the following sentences is grammatically more correct
and why?
1. The black and the white cat are playing.
or
2. The black and the white cats are playing.
Cheers
Reiki
imagine you have one black cat and one white cat.
Which of the following sentences is grammatically more correct
and why?
1. The black and the white cat are playing.
or
2. The black and the white cats are playing.
Cheers
Reiki
Top answer
According to your context 1 seems to be closer in his meaning. The latter sentence implies that there are more than one white cat and so more that one black cat.
- According to your context 1 seems to be closer in his meaning.
- The latter sentence implies that there are more than one white cat and so more that one black cat.
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According to your context 1 seems to be closer in his meaning. The latter sentence implies that there are more than one white cat and so more that one black cat.
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