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Hownow Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
their heights or their height
S1. These mountains are scaled not for their heights but for what the heights symbolize.
S2. These mountains are scaled not for their height but for what the height symbolizes.
Is S2 correct in using the singular height? The consideration here is that height is used as a singular attribute shared by all these mountains.
S2. These mountains are scaled not for their height but for what the height symbolizes.
Is S2 correct in using the singular height? The consideration here is that height is used as a singular attribute shared by all these mountains.
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You probably could use "height" as a shared attribute, but if so, use height in both cases, not just in the first part of the sentence.
- You probably could use "height" as a shared attribute, but if so, use height in both cases, not just in the first part of the sentence.
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You probably could use "height" as a shared attribute, but if so, use height in both cases, not just in the first part of the sentence.
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Thank you. May I encumber you with two more questions?
1. I think the original poster was asking for someone to choose from the two choices given and justify the choice that was made. In that you said that he/she probably could use "height" as a shared attribute, but if so, use height in both cases, not just in the first part of the sentence.
Does that mean like this?
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1. I think the original poster was asking for someone to choose from the two choices given and justify the choice that was made. In that you said that he/she probably could use "height" as a shared attribute, but if so, use height in both cases, not just in the first part of the sentence.
Does that mean like this?
S2
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