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Moon7296 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

their score/scores?

I found another way to spend time with this last week classes! Thats talking with them(students) on how to improve their (exam) score/scores.

That talk is from me to talking to my colleague. The context is my school just finished a final term exam.
Which is correct? Their score or scores?
  

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moon7296 Thats That's Even though each student has only one score, we use the plural form.

— Philip

  • moon7296 Thats That's Even though each student has only one score, we use the plural form.
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moon7296Thats That's
Even though each student has only one score, we use the plural form.
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Oh interesting. Then when is the time we use a singular noun. I saw some examples such as their time and....
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PhilipEven though each student has only one score, we use the plural form.
Yes. Can you please elaborate some more? What about a sentence like this: " The students saw their counselor/counselors" or "the students scratch their head/heads"?
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moon7296 Oh interesting. Then when is the time we use a singular noun. I saw some examples such as their time and....
Time is non-countable when it doesn't mean instance.
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phxsunstoon PhilipEven though each student has only one score, we use the plural form.Yes. Can you please elaborate some more? What about a sentence like this: " The students saw their counselor/counselors" or "the students scratch their head/heads"?
I would use the plural in these cases. Others might well disagree.
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moon7296score or scores?
scores.

them and their are plural, so to my ear, scores sounds better.

score gives the impression that together all the students have one collective score.

A team might improve its score, but students improve their scores.

CJ
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phxsunstoonThe students saw their counselor/counselors
I would take them like this:

counselor - All the students saw the same counselor.
counselors - Each student saw his or her own counselor. (There was more than one counselor.)
phxsunstoonthe students scratch their head/heads
The students (together as a group
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phxsunstoonThe students saw their counselor/counselors
If some students have one counselor, and others have others, it's "The students saw their counselors." If they all have the same counselor, it's "The students saw their counselor."
phxsunstoonthe students scratch their head/heads
English is not very good at this sort of
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CalifJimphxsunstoonThe students saw their counselor/counselorsI would take them like this:counselor - All the students saw the same counselor.counselors - Each student saw his or her own counselor. (There was more than one counselor.)
If we choose counselors, does it open up the possible of each student having/seeing multiple counselors?

one student=m
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phxsunstoonIf we choose counselors, does it open up the possibility of each student having/seeing multiple counselors?
Yes.
phxsunstoon I feel like there can be multiple interpretations
Always. Very little in language can be absolutely unambiguous.

CJ
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