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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Singular or Plural here
Hi, I want to paraphrase this:
When I asked for the time, both of them looked at their watches
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When I asked for the time, both of them looked at their own watch/watches.
Should I write 'watch' as singular or plural in this sentence?
Thanks.
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Since each person had one watch, the singular is OK. Since you were in a situation where there were two watches being looked at, the plural is OK. The meaning is the same.
- Since each person had one watch, the singular is OK.
- Since you were in a situation where there were two watches being looked at, the plural is OK.
- The meaning is the same.
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Since each person had one watch, the singular is OK.
Since you were in a situation where there were two watches being looked at, the plural is OK.
The meaning is the same.
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