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BW2/3 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

things

The favorite things for me in the book were that John talked about phony things.

Is the sentence above correct?

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You are using plural - things, were - yet you only mention one aspect that you liked, so you should use the singular. It would be better not to use 'thing' twice.

  • You are using plural - things, were - yet you only mention one aspect that you liked, so you should use the singular.
  • It would be better not to use 'thing' twice.
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You are using plural - things, were - yet you only mention one aspect that you liked, so you should use the singular. It would be better not to use 'thing' twice.
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