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Vcolts Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

singular vs plural

Ex.

It has wooden floor(s).
The interior(s) of the building were well decorated.
The interior(s) of the building were well decorated.

Q. Do we need the "s" for all of the above cases?

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It has wooden floors . It has a wooden floor . The interiors of the building were well decorated.

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  • It has wooden floors .
  • It has a wooden floor .
  • The interiors of the building were well decorated.
  • The interior of the building was well decorated.
  • The plural versions imply multiple rooms or areas, each of which can be considered to have a different floor or interior.
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It has wooden floors.
It has a wooden floor.

The interiors of the building were well decorated.
The interior of the building was well decorated.

The plural versions imply multiple rooms or areas, each of which can be considered to have a different floor or interior.
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If so, if all rooms and areas within the building have ONE type of floor, we can go with the singular version?

Can we go with "the interior of the buildings"?

So multiple buildings with one interior? or should we put the interiors instead?

Thanks.
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vcoltsIf so, if all rooms and areas within the building have ONE type of floor, we can go with the singular version?
In the case of multiple rooms or multiple storeys I would generally say "floors". However, this is not completely clear cut. For example, if talking about the main or important part of the building, the fact that there may be other less rel
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