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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Singular/plural noun, why?

Hi,

I would like to check with you guys on why we use the plural noun for the first sentence and the singular in the second.

The Brazilian and German teams stood on the football pitch.

The portions were more than sufficient for one small and one big eater.

Thanks.

  

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anonymous he Brazilian and German teams stood on the football pitch. There were two teams. anonymous The portions were more than sufficient for one small and one big eater.

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  • anonymous he Brazilian and German teams stood on the football pitch.
  • There were two teams.
  • anonymous The portions were more than sufficient for one small and one big eater.
  • You cannot say one ...
  • eater s .
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anonymoushe Brazilian and German teams stood on the football pitch.

There were two teams.

anonymousThe portions were more than sufficient for one small and one big eater.

You cannot say one ... eaters.

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