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Lucas21c Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Singular vs plural

Is the following sentence fine?

I didn't know he was a Amherst College alumini.
  

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I didn't know he was a n Amherst College alum nus .

  • I didn't know he was a n Amherst College alum nus .
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I didn't know he was an Amherst College alumnus.
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lucas21cIs the following sentence fine?
In BrE, we say something is 'fine' if it is OK. We don't say that it isn't fine, or ask if it is fine.. For some reason, we use 'fine' in this way only in affirmative sentences,
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I see. It's very helpful advice. Thank you.

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