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Nicetomeetyou Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

The singular or the plural?

The childhood ( ) of being deeply impressed or thrilled by reading books is so intense that (. ) will ever fade away.

A) memory / it
B) memories / them

Which sounds more natural in this context?
  

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nicetomeetyou Which sounds more natural in this context? Because of 'books', the plural sounds the natural choice to me. But it must be ' they ', not 'them'.

— Mister Micawber

  • nicetomeetyou Which sounds more natural in this context?
  • Because of 'books', the plural sounds the natural choice to me.
  • But it must be ' they ', not 'them'.
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nicetomeetyouWhich sounds more natural in this context?
Because of 'books', the plural sounds the natural choice to me. But it must be 'they', not 'them'.
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And if you say 'memories', you must say 'are', not 'is'.
ie The childhood memories . .. are so intense that they . . .
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... that (. ) will ever never fade away.
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