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Pleasehelp Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Uses
Should it be:
Cleaner uses of water and alcohol. Or
Cleaner use of water and alcohol.
Shouldn't it be use because it's descibing both water and alcohol?
Cleaner uses of water and alcohol. Or
Cleaner use of water and alcohol.
Shouldn't it be use because it's descibing both water and alcohol?
Top answer
Cleaner - can be anything without other context. All purpose cleaner? Dry cleaner?
- Cleaner - can be anything without other context.
- All purpose cleaner?
- Dry cleaner?
- But it's "uses" because it's "it".
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Cleaner - can be anything without other context. All purpose cleaner? Dry cleaner?
But it's "uses" because it's "it".
But it's "uses" because it's "it".
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dimsumexpressCleaner - can be anything without other context. All purpose cleaner? Dry cleaner?What is "it"?
But it's "uses" because it's "it".
So, for this sentence:
Better uses of oil and spices?
I thought since we're talking about two things it should be "use"? What if there's only one subject.
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Nvm. The nouns are uncountable therefore they're always singular...
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