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Moon7296 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

singular? plural?

Let's say there're a girl and a woman in a story.
The teacher asks her students.

1. Do you think they're the same person? (a girl and woman)
2. Do you think they're the same people? (a girl and woman)

A student answer.

3. I think the girl and the woman is the same person/people.
4. I think the girl and the woman are the same person/people.

Which are correct?
  

Top answer

Do you think they're the same person? I think the girl and the woman are the same person. The others are wrong.

  • Do you think they're the same person?
  • I think the girl and the woman are the same person.
  • The others are wrong.
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Do you think they're the same person?
I think the girl and the woman are the same person.

The others are wrong.

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