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The17pointscale Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Singular or plural?

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01font00I like 01font00option02font00 a, c, and f 00or00 I like 01font00options02font00 a, c, and f.02font02br
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01font00....was significant on 01font00chromosomes02font00 6p, 10p, 13q, 15q, 18p, and 22q 00or00 ...was significant on 01font00chromosome02font00 6p, 10p, 13q, 15q, 18p, and 22q.02font02br
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00-Andrew0-
  

Top answer

05002br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive010id1

— Clive

  • 05002br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive010id1
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0Hi,02br
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01font00I like 01font00option02font00 a, c, and f 00or00 I like 01font00options02font00 a, c, and f.02font02br
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0Thanks, Clive.02br
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00In this case, the context is somewhat irrelevant-01del00the item that I'm directly concerned with is a parenthetical that lacks a prepositional phrase02del00-I've wondered about this issue for awhile, so I made up those examples.02br
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00-Andrew0-
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0 Hi Andrew,02br
00yes, as Clive says, I think the plural is the best choice. My books often say "Chapters 3 and 4", not "Chapter 3 and 4".02br
00It is interesting to notice that although you should say "Chapters 3 and 4", you should say "A black and a white cat" and not "A black and a white cats". 050010id1
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