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Umaa.spk Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Singular/Plural
every thirty-two pupils now HAS one microcomputer.
Do we need to use singular verb since it uses EVERY?
Please let me know.
Do we need to use singular verb since it uses EVERY?
Please let me know.
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Every thirty-two p upils now have one microcomputer.
- Every thirty-two p upils now have one microcomputer.
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I would prefer this wording:
One in every thirty-two pupils/students now has a computer.
Or this:
One out of every thirty-two pupils/students now has a computer.
One in every thirty-two pupils/students now has a computer.
Or this:
One out of every thirty-two pupils/students now has a computer.
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That's how I would approach it.
To think of it another way, "A computer is shared by thirty two students"
To think of it another way, "A computer is shared by thirty two students"
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If you are thinking in terms of one computer being shared by thirty-two students, then you could say this:
- There is now one computer for every thirty-two students.
- There is now one computer for every thirty-two students.
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YankeeIf you are thinking in terms of one computer being shared by thirty-two students, then you could say this:I believe that is what the poster's sentence is referring to.
- There is now one computer for every thirty-two students.
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